Roman Silver & Bronze Coins - Republic
Lot 3416 Session 13 (9:30am Thursday 28th July) Roman Silver & Bronze Coins - Republic
Estimate $200
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SOLD $200
P. LICINIUS M.F.CRASSUS, (55 B.C.), silver denarius, (3.69 g), obv. Laureate and diademed bust of Venus right, S.C. behind, rev. Female figure standing before her horse to left, which she holds by the bridle, shield and cuirass at her feet, around P. CRASSVS M F, (S.394, Cr.430/1, Syd.929, RSC Licinia 18). Banker's mark on obverse, nearly very fine and scarce.
This moneyer was the son of the wealthy triumvir M. Licinius Crassus who supressed the slave rebellion of Spartacus. He accompanied his father on a fateful invasion of Parthia in 53 B.C. where both were killed. This hastened the outbreak of civil war between Caesar and Pompey.
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