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| Estimate : | 300 € |
| Price : | 250 € |
| Maximum bid : | 300 € |
| End of the sale : | 23 January 2024 14:50:09 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : Denier
Date: 55 AC.
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 950 ‰
Diameter : 18,5 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 3,93 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie sur un flan bien centré des deux côtés. Joli buste ainsi qu’un revers agréable, bien venu à la frappe. Patine grise avec de légers reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : P. - FONTEIVS. P. F - CAPITO. III. VIR.
Obverse description : Buste casqué et drapé de Mars à droite vu de trois quarts en avant avec le trophée sur l'épaule.
Obverse translation : “Publius Fonteius Publii Filius Capito triumvir”, Publius Fonteius fils de Publius Capito triumvir monétaire).
Reverse
Reverse legend : (MN). - FO(NT). TR. - MIL.
Reverse description : Cavalier casqué, le manteau flottant galopant à droite, tenant une javeline de la main droite et terrassant deux guerriers gaulois.
Reverse translation : “Manius Fonteius Tribunus Militum”, (Manius Fonteius, tribun militaire).
Commentary
Grand buste, petit trophée. Pour ce type, M. Crawford a relevé une estimation de 96 coins de droit et de 107 coins de revers. Il existe deux variantes avec petit et grand trophée sur l’épaule de Mars au droit.
Historical background
FONTEIA
(55 BC)
In 55, Pompey and Crassus were consuls together for the second time. Their first joint consulship dated from 70 BC. That same year the "lex Trebonia and Pompeia Licinia" consecrated the powers of the triumvirate formed in 59 BC by Caesar and the two above-named. Caesar undertakes his first campaign in Brittany.
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