C. Numonius Vaala. AR Denarius, 41 BC. Obv. C. NVMONIVS VAALA. Bare head of Numonius Vaala (or Julius Caesar ?) right. Rev. A warrior left, armed with a shield and sword attacking wall (vallum), which is defended by two soldiers; in exergue, VAALA. RRSC D293; Cr. 514/2; B. 2. 3.39 g. 20 mm. RR. Very rare. Bankers' marks. Good F.
Ex Gerhard Hirsch 284, 2012, lot 2581.
The reverse presumably portraits an act of bravery by an ancestor, not known to history, whence the cognomen Vaala (from vallum).
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