Obverse: Diademed head of King Ancus Marcius right, lituus behind, ANCVS below.

Reverse: Aqueduct (the Aqua Marcia) represented as an arcade of five arches surmounted by equestrian statue right, AQUA MAR (MAR in monogram) within arches, PHILIPPVS on left.

RRC: 425/1. Sear: 382. Crawford: 425/1. Marcia: 28. [Rome, 56 BC].

Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 3.9 g.

Ex. CNG, From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection.

An absolutely stunning example of this classic coin, perfectly centred and of fine style with deep iridescent toning. The obverse with a representation of King Ancus Marcius, the fourth king of Rome, who had reigned over half a millennium before, from 642-617 BC. The reverse commemorates the construction of the Aqua Marcia in 144 BC by Q. Marcius Rex whose statue appears above the Aqueduct.