Roman Republican denarius coined 49 BC after Caesar crossed the Rubicon
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Object number
AR2891
| Magistrate |
Cn. Nerius
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| Value: |
Denarius
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| Material: |
Silver
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| Details: |
Diameter: 18 mm, weight: 3.98 g. Illyrian mint, possibly Apollonia, 49 B.C. Military coinage after Caesar crossing the Rubicon |
| Obverse: |
Head of Saturn to the right, harp behind the shoulder NERI Q VRB |
| Reverse: |
Aquila (legionary eagle) between two standards inscribed with H (Hastati) and P (Princeps) L LENT // C MARC // COS (Consules L. Cornelius Lentulus and C. Claudius Marcellus) |
| Condition |
Almost extremely fine, attractive piece with beautiful patina.
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| References: |
BMC 3950; Syd. 937; Crawford 441/1; For the mint, see B. Woytek, Arma et Nummi (Wien 2003) p. 97ff. |
| Provenance: |
Acquired 2019 from Fritz Rudolf Kuenker. From a large South Germany collection which was created after World War II and until the 1980s and focused on gold and very rare coins. Acquired at Auctiones AG auction #15 (Basel 1985) Nr. 498
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| Authenticity: |
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