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v49_0489 - CORNELIA Quinaire

CORNELIA Quinaire AU
MONNAIES 49 (2011)
Starting price : 125.00 €
Estimate : 200.00 €
Realised price : 125.00 €
Type : Quinaire
Date: 88 AC.
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 950 ‰
Diameter : 14 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,98 g.
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire de qualité exceptionnelle pour ce type de monnaie souvent usé sur un petit flan ovale, légèrement décentré des deux côtés. Très beau portrait de Jupiter. Joli revers de haut relief. Magnifique patine de médaillier avec des reflets mordorés

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Jupiter à droite.

Reverse


Reverse legend : CN. LE(NT) À L’EXERGUE.
Reverse description : Victoire debout à droite couronnant un trophée.
Reverse translation : “Cnæus (Cornelius) Lentulus”, (Cneius Cornelius Lentulus).

Commentary


Pour ce type, M. Crawford a relevé une estimation de 400 coins de droit et de 444 coins de revers représentant une production totale comprise entre un million et un million et demi de quinaires.

Historical background


CORNELIA

(88 BC)

The gens Cornelia is a very large patrician family of Rome, many of whose members have reached the highest offices. Cnæus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus is quaestor in Spain between 76 and 72 BC in order to fight Sertorius. He served with Pompey in 67 in the war against the pirates. Praetor in 59, he then administered Syria as legate propraetor for two years until 57 BC, then was replaced by Aulus Gabinius. This then begins the minting of the tetradrachms in the name of Philippe Philadelphe. During his mandate, he has to fight against Arab incursions. He assumed the consulship in 56 BC with Lucius Marcius Philippus. He recalls Cicero from exile and tries to counter Pompey.

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