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GENS SERVILIA. Denarius. (Ar. 3.82g / 18mm). 127 BC Rome. (FFC 1114; Crawford 264/1). Anv: Head of Rome to the right, star in front, litho behind, legend below: ROMA. Rev: Two horsemen fighting to the left, in exergue: C SERVEIL. Very Fine. From Publius Servilius Priscus, the first member of the gens to obtain the consulate in 495 BC, to Quintus Servilius in 189 BC this family occupied a predominant place on the Roman political scene. Tradition says that this gens was one of those belonging to Alba Longa and that it was transferred to Rome by Tulio Hostilio, becoming one of the so-called minor people.
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Lot 173