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Auction: 8006 - The Strathtay Collection of Historical Medals. The Prof Colin Rochester Collection of Engish Medieval Groats.
Lot: 991

Republic, AR Denarius, Mn. Acilius Glabrio, (c.49 BC), laureate head of Valetudo (Salus) right, salvtis behind, rev. Valetudo (Salus) standing left leaning on column and holding snake, mn.acilivs iii vir.valetudv (Cr. 442/1a; Syd. 922), lustrous, mint state Estimate £ 150-200 provenance CNG Auction 60, 22 May 2002, lot 1462 The Acilia gens claimed to have introduced the first physician to Rome, hence the allusion to Valetudo/Salus.

Estimate
£150 to £200