ROMAN REPUBLIC - C. Memmius C.f.
AR Denarius - silver - Rome Mint - 56 B.C.
Obv.: Laureate head of Quirinus to right: QVIRINVS C·MEMMI·C·F
Rev.: Ceres seated right, holding torch in left hand and corn-ears in right hand; before, snake: MEMMIVS·AED·CERIALIA·PREIMVS·FECIT (Memmius, Aedile, initiator of the games of Ceres)
Note: The reverse of this coin refers to an ancestor of the mintmaster who organized around 211 BC, as a plebeian aedile, the first scenic performances as part of the Ludi Ceriales or "Games of Ceres" (cfr. Albert: "Katalog der Münzen der Römischen Republik", p. 190)
Ref.: a similar coin was sold at LHS Numismatik AG Auction 100 (April 23rd, 2007), lot #411 for 2600 CHF.
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