C. Mamilius Limetanus (ca. 82 BC). AR serratus denarius (20mm, 3.86 gm, 7h). NGC VF 4/5 - 3/5. Rome. Draped bust of M...
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C. Mamilius Limetanus (ca. 82 BC). AR serratus denarius (20mm, 3.86 gm, 7h). NGC VF 4/5 - 3/5. Rome. Draped bust of Mercury right, wearing winged petasus, caduceus over left shoulder; E behind / C•MAMIL-LIMETAN (TA ligate), Ulysses walking right, grounded staff in left hand, extending hand to greet his dog, Argus, at feet to right. Crawford 362/1. Sydenham 741. RSC Mamilia 6.From The Peh Family Collection, Part IV. Ex Baldwin's, Auction XXV (5 January 2011), lot 18.
This wonderful reverse type depicts the moment when Ulysses, disguised as a beggar, finally reaches home after his ten years of wondering, and his dog Argus instantly recognizes him. Anyone who owns a pet dog will surely sense the pure excitement of the animal that the engraver has captured on this particular reverse die.
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