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M. NONIUS SUFENAS. Denarius (57 BC). Rome.
Obv: SVFENAS S C.
Bearded head of Saturn right; harpa and baetylus to left.
Rev: SEX NONI / PR L V P F.
Roma seated left on cuirass and shields, holding sceptre and sword, and being crowned by Victory standing left, holding palm frond.
Crawford 421/1.
Condition: very fine (minor scratches)
Weight: 3.58 g.
Diameter: 18 mm.
The reverse of this coin is historically important in that it alone preserves the name of the praetor who first held the games, the ludi Victoriae Sullanae, in 81 BC honoring Sulla's victory at the Colline Gate. The abbreviated legend is normally read Sextus Nonius, praetor ludos victoriae primus fecit ("Sextus Nonius as praetor first held the games of Victory").