RR45676. Silver denarius, Crawford 511/4a; Sydenham 1348; RSC 2, Fair, Sicilian mint, weight 2.865g, maximum diameter 18.9mm, 42 - 40 B.C.; obverse MAG PIVS IMP ITER, Pharos (lighthouse) of Messana, topped with a statue of Neptune, galley left containing aquila before; reverse PRÆF CLAS ET ORAE MARIT EX S C, the sea-monster Scylla wielding a rudder as a club; lamination defects, graffiti on reverse;
very rare;
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