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Up for auction is a Roman Republican silver denarius coin of L. Marcius Philippus from 56 BC
The original design was minted in silver, although this coin has been struck in base metal and coated in silver, in an unlawful effort to enter the currency stream unnoticed.
ID# 854j (UK)
MINT: Rome
OBVERSE; ANCVS
- Diademed head of Ancus Marcius right; lituus behind.
REVERSE; PHILIPPVS / A Q V A MAR
- Equestrian statue right on arcade of five arches; flower below statue.
REFERENCE: Crawford 425/1