brm_310745 - DOMITIUS CALVINUS Denier

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Item sold on our e-shop (2015)
Price : 195.00 €

Type : Denier

Date: 39 AC

Mint name / Town : Osca

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 950 ‰

Diameter : 18 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 3,23 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un flan ovale, bien centré à l’usure régulière. Beau portrait. Joli revers bien venu à la frappe. Patine gris foncé de collection ancienne

Catalogue references :

RCV.1524 (1440$) - BMC/RR.109 - CRR.1358 - RRC.532 /1 - RSC.- - B.- - CRI.342 (1200$) - CMDRR.685 (400€) - MRR.1677 (1400€)

Obverse

Obverse legend : OSCA.

Obverse description : Tête d'Hercule à droite avec un collier (tête celtibérienne).

Obverse translation : “Osca”, (Huesca).

Reverse

Reverse legend : DOM. COS. ITER. IMP.

Reverse description : Instruments pontificaux : simpulum, aspersoir, hache à sacrifice et chapeau de flamine.

Reverse translation : “Domitius Consul Iterum Imperator”, (Domitius consul pour la seconde fois, Imperator).

Commentary

Poids léger. Trou de suspension visible à 12 heures. Pour ce type, M. Crawford a relevé une estimation inférieure à trente coins de droit et inférieure à trente-trois coins de revers. Ce denier est en fait beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent penser les différents ouvrages de référence. M. Crawford ne signale que deux exemplaires provenant des trésors de Maillé (1 ex.) et de Gallignano (1 ex.). Ce denier est souvent assimilé aux deniers espagnols.

Historical background

DOMITIUS CALVINUS

(39 BC)

Cneius Domitius Calvinus began his career as legate of L. Valerius Flaccus in Asia in 62 BC. He was tribune in 59 BC, then praetor in 56 BC and consul in 53 BC. Favorable to Pompey, he nevertheless joined Julius Caesar in 49 BC. He commanded the Caesarian troops at Pharsalia in 48 BC, then took part in Caesar's African campaign at Thapsus ( 46 BC). He was beaten by Pharnaces, king of Pontus, in 48 BC. He commanded the Caesarean fleet at the naval battle of Philippi and was beaten by Domitius Ahenobarbus (42 AC.). In 40, he took on his second consulship. The following year, he was sent to Spain by Octave as proconsul. He defeats the Cerretani and is hailed imperator for this victory. Back in Rome, he celebrated his triumph in 36 BC..