RARE SULLA Triumphal CHARIOT Military Mint Ancient Roman Silver Manlia4 Denarius
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RARE SULLA Triumphal CHARIOT Military Mint Ancient Roman Silver Manlia4 Denarius:
$395.00
Click picture to see actual image ROMAN REPUBLIC Coinage of SULLA
ROMAN REPUBLIC ANCIENT S U L L A
& L. Manlius Torquatus
82 BC The Outlaw Sulla Returns.
Military mint moving with Sulla.
AR (Silver) Denarius. 3.98g. 17mm.
Struck 82 BC Military mint moving with Sulla.
Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma right, PROQ (proquestor) behind, MANLIT right.
Reverse: Sulla driving triumphal quadriga (Four horse chariot) right, holding reins and caduceus, crowned by Victory flying left.
L. Manlius Torquatus was proquaestor to Sulla during the Mithraditic war (he was later Consul - 65 B.C.); the caduceus probably represents Sulla\'s victory is expected rather than already achieved.
Ref. Crawford 367/5; Cornelia 42; Sydenham 757 / 757a; Manlia 4.
VF scratch right field obv., appears toned in image but metal is bright silver, much nicer in hand!
Ex Harlan J. Berk Ltd, Sale Jan. 1995, with insert/ticket.
As consul for the year 88 BC, Sulla was awarded the coveted assignment of suppressing the revolt of Mithradates VI of Pontus, but political maneuvers resulted in this assignment being transferred to Marius. In response, Sulla turned his army on Rome, captured it, and reclaimed his command against Mithradates. His prosecution of the first Mithradatic War was successful, but he spared the Pontic king for personal gain. In 83 BC, Sulla returned to Italy as an outlaw, but he was able to win the support of many of the leading Romans. Within a year he fought his way to Rome, where he was elected dictator. It was during this campaign to Rome that this denarius was struck. The obverse type represents Sulla\'s claim to be acting in Rome\'s best interest. The reverse shows Sulla enjoying the highest honor to which a Roman could aspire, the celebration of a triumph at Rome.
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RARE SULLA Triumphal CHARIOT Military Mint Ancient Roman Silver Manlia4 Denarius:
$395.00