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Item sold on our e-shop (2019)
Price : 150.00 €
Type : Denier
Date: 56 AC.
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 950 ‰
Diameter : 18,50 mm
Orientation dies : 7 h.
Weight : 3,19 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Flan bien centré au droit, légèrement décentré au revers. Usure importante mais mais monnaie parfaitement identifiable. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : S. C.
Obverse description : Buste imberbe Alexandre le Grand sous les traits d’Hercule coiffé de la léonté.
Obverse translation : “Senatus Consulto”, (Avec l’accord du Sénat).
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Globe au centre entouré de quatre couronnes posées en croix ; une des couronnes est accostée d’un aplustre et d’un épi de blé.
Commentary
Denier fourré. Pour ce type, M. Crawford a relevé une estimation inférieure à trente coins de droit et inférieure à trente-trois coins pour le revers pour deux variétés. Ce denier est en fait beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent paraître les ouvrages généraux. Dans les trésors, seules onze pièces ont été relevées provenant de dépôts dont Casaleone (1 ex.), de San Giulamo (4 ex.), d’Alvignano (2 ex.).
Filled denarius. For this type, Mr. Crawford noted an estimate of less than thirty obverse dies and less than thirty-three dies for the reverse for two varieties. This denarius is in fact much rarer than general works suggest. In the hoards, only eleven pieces were found from deposits including Casaleone (1 ex.), San Giulamo (4 ex.), Alvignano (2 ex.)
Filled denarius. For this type, Mr. Crawford noted an estimate of less than thirty obverse dies and less than thirty-three dies for the reverse for two varieties. This denarius is in fact much rarer than general works suggest. In the hoards, only eleven pieces were found from deposits including Casaleone (1 ex.), San Giulamo (4 ex.), Alvignano (2 ex.)
Historical background
CORNELIA
(56 BC)
The Cornelia gens is an important patrician family of Rome. Faustus is a faithful ally of Pompey. After Caesar crossed the Rubicon in 49 BC, he follows his father-in-law to Greece and is one of his loyal lieutenants. After Pharsalus (48 AC.), he joined the Pompeian forces in Africa and was defeated by Caesar at Thapsus where Cato the Younger was killed. Faustus flees with Juba, king of Mauretania, is captured alive, but put to death by the troops. Caesar spares his wife and children.
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