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Lot # 329
Q. Lutatius Cerco. AR Denarius, 109 or 108 BC. Obv. Helmeted head of Roma right; above, ROMA; behind, barred X; below chin, CERCO. Rev. Ship right; above Q·LVTATI/Q (LVT ligate); around oak-wreath. Cr. 305/1; B. (Lutatia) 2; RRSC D 104. AR. 3.78 g. 20.00 mm. Toned and well centred. Areas of flat strike. VF. The scene depicted on the reverse of this issue shows a boat, in remembrance of the naval victory and triumph of Gaius Lutatius Catulus against the Carthaginians in 242 BC.