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Roman republic - denarius M. Furius 120 BC victory over the Gaules (Ap2249)
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M. Furius L.f. Philus, 120 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.54 g), Rome. M FOVRI L F Laureate head of Janus. Rev. PHLI / ROMA Roma standing left, holding wreath in right hand, scepter in left, before trophy flanked by carnyx and shields; above, star. Babelon (Furia) 18. Crawford 281/1. Sydenham 529.
One of the few denarii in the Republican series to refer to a contemporary event, this reverse alludes to the defeat of the Allobroges by Q. Fabius Maximus in 120 BC, leading to their subjugation and the annexation of Gallia Narbonensis as a new Roman province.