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Dritto moneta
Dritto
Lot # 287
Roman, circa 1st century BC. Tessera (Lead, 19.32 mm, 4.08 g). Eight-petalled rosette. Rev. Dolphin right, with a shaft below (?); above, VI. Overbeck 196. Rostovtsev 2939 var. (without numeral). Excellent preservation for the type: Good Extremely Fine. Rare. If the dolphin represents a military standard, the numeral VI could refer to the Legio VI Victrix, founded by Octavian, which—among other things—fought in Sicily against Sextus Pompey and at Actium against Mark Antony.