brm_846777 - CORNELIA Denier
125.00 €(Approx. 130.00$ | 103.75£)
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Type : Denier
Date: 88 AC.
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 950 ‰
Diameter : 16,5 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 3,63 g.
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie sur un flan court, centré, à l’usure régulière. Joli revers. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Buste héroïque casqué de Mars à droite, vu de trois quarts en arrière, tenant une lance transversale et le parazonium dont seule l’extrémité est visible.
Reverse
Reverse legend : CN. LENTV À L’EXERGUE.
Reverse description : Victoria (la Victoire) dans un bige galopant à droite, tenant une couronne de la main droite et les rênes de la main gauche.
Reverse translation : “Cnæus [Cornelius] Lentulus”, (Cneius Cornelius Lentulus).
Commentary
Pour ce type, M. Crawford a relevé une estimation de 615 coins de droit et de 683 coins de revers représentant une production totale comprise entre un et demi et deux millions de deniers.
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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