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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 3532929, member: 57495&quot;][ATTACH=full]938723[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>ROMAN REPUBLIC</b></p><p><b>Manius Acilius Glabrio, moneyer</b></p><p>AR Denarius. 3.78g, 19mm. Rome mint, 49 BC. Crawford 442/1a; Sydenham 922. O: Laureate head of Salus right; SALVTIS behind. R: Valetudo standing left holding serpent and leaning elbow on column; MN ACILIVS III VIR VALETV around.</p><p><i>Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection, ANS 1001.1.12776</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Glabrio was the stepson and a supporter of Pompey Magnus.&nbsp; Salus on the obverse may refer to Pompey and his optimates fighting to preserve the health (<i>salus</i>) of the Republic. </p><p><br /></p><p>Valetudo on the reverse was the goddess of physical well-being.&nbsp; It has been suggested that the Acilia were possibly responsible for the early promotion of private medical practice in Rome, and this may be a reference.&nbsp; It may also refer to Pompey&#039;s recovery from a grave illness the year before the coin was issued, an event which was widely celebrated throughout Italy. </p><p><br /></p><p>Next: <b>Pompey the Great</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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