Roman Republic Silver Denarius 75BC L. Farsuleius Mensor

Roman Republic Silver AR Denarius 75 B.C.

Moneyer: L. Farsuleius Mensor

Obverse: MENSOR S·C, Bust of Libertas, right, draped and wearing diadem; behind, pileus. Bead and reel border.

Reverse: L·FARSVLEI, Warrior holding spear and reining in biga, right, with left hand; with right hand he helps togate figure into biga, control-mark below. Border of dots.

Date: 75 B.C., RRC (Crawford) 392/1b

Size: 19mm diameter, 3.69g weight

Composition: Silver

Banker's marks on Libertas' face.

The Farsuleia were an obscure family of Plebs with little historical record outside of this coin. The coin’s reverse may represent the granting of citizenship to the family, perhaps from the Lex Julia de civitate of 90 B.C.