TYPE Roman Republic, Mn. Aquillius Mn. f. (moneyer), silver serrate denarius, ca. 71 BC DESCRIPTION . Obv: Helmeted head of Virtus to right, legend III VIR - VIRTVS to sides Rev: Consul Man. Aquillius, holding shield and raising kneeling figure of Sicilia; legend MN AQVIL - MN F MN N, 'SICIL' in ex. REFERENCE: Syd 798, SR 288, Cr 401/1 GRADING: F, light gray toning ORDER INFO: R2488, $68 The interesting reverse of this specific and scarcer denarius refers to the Sicilian Slave War, successfully conducted in 101 BC by the moneyer' ancestor, consul Manius Aquillius. He later moved on to Asian affairs and through his siding with Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia and Nikomedes IV of Bithynia helped provoke the First Mithradatic War - only to fall victim to its escalation himself, in 88 BC.