Moneyer: | C. Mamilius C.f. Limetanus |
Held Office: | 82 BC |
Denomination: | AR Denarius (serrated) |
Mint: | Rome |
Obverse: | Draped bust of Mercury right, wearing winged petasus, caduceus over shoulder, control leter, "C" behind. |
Reverse: | Ulysses walking right holding staff, his right hand extended towards his dog, Argos. On left "C•MAMIL", on right, "LIMETAN" (TA in monogram) |
Reference: | RCVM 282, RSC Mamilia 6, RRC 362/1 |
Weight: | 3.9 gms |
Diameter: | 19.5 mm |
Comment: | The serrated edges of this type of Denarius were supposed to deter forgers, who made their counterfeits by soldering silver sheet onto a base metal flan. |
Ulysses and Argus
As a young man, the Greek king Ulysses went to war with the Trojans, leaving his kingdom of Ithaca, and promising to return as quickly as possible to his wife Penelope, son Telemachus, and his beloved dog Argus. |
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