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Message:: [QUOTE="Andrew McCabe, post: 3567367, member: 90666"]It's a denarius of Lucius Staius Murcus struck 41 BC, an ally of Brutus and Cassius. Yes the obverse is Neptune (Poseidon) with trident over shoulder. But to my mind there's something else that looks like a civic crown (turreted crown) also over his shoulder with the trident going through it. This latter detail isn't in any of the reference works, but one can see a plain band with castellations behind the head that cannot be hair. This type usually comes with dreadful dies; this is one of the best obverses and maybe this detail has been missed. The reverse has a male figure at right raising a female at left by the hand with a trophy behind. This is the second example of the type I've owned, I used to have the RBW (NAC63) coin but sold it a couple years back. My new coin comes from a 1960 Vinchon sale in Paris and is illustrated in Banti C.N.R. as well as in the Vinchon sale catalogue. Be aware that there are multiple modern (post 2015) fakes of this rarity that have passed through seemingly reputable auctions, some selling for multiples of what this cost. This goes to show the value of a good provenance such as my coin has.[/QUOTE]