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L Censorius, Denarius, Apollo with Satyr reverse, Read about it!

AR; 17mm/3.9gm       Rome Mint - 82 BC

Con/ Some graininess, otherwise, about Very Fine. Better in hand!

Obv/ Laureate head of Apollo right.

Rev/ L CENSOR;  The Satyr Marsyas standing left, raising his right hand, wine skin in his left, behind column with the statue of Victory.

Ref/ Crawford 363/1d

Seller's Note/ So, why are Apollo and a satyr depicted on the coin?  

 MARSYAS was a Phrygian Satyr who invented the music of the flute. He found the very first flute which had been crafted but cast away by the goddess Athena who had been displeased by the bloating of the cheeks. Marsyas later challenged the god Apollo to a musical contest but lost when the god demanded they play their instruments upside-down in the second round--a feat ill-suited to the flute. As punishment for his hubris, Apollon had Marsyas tied to a tree and flayed alive!

Ouch!