Lutatia



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LVTATIA, a plebian family, whose surname on it 's coins is Cerco. It has three varieties. The following is a rare denarius, viz., CERCO ROMA. Helmeted head of Minerva. On the reverse Q. LVTATI. Q.  A galley with an oaken garland. The type of reverse is supposed to indicate the celebrated naval victory, which Lutatius Catulus gained at Aegates over the Carthagenians, in the year of Rome 512, and which at a later period this Q. Lutatius Cerco has in this manner alluded to in honor of his family.

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