DR-602 | Crawford: 445/1a
Caius Claudius Marcellus / Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus
Caius Claudius Marcellus / Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus
Gens: Claudia / Cornelia
Moneyer: Caius Claudius Marcellus / Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus
Date and mint: 49 BC - Apollonia, Illyria
Obverse: Triskeles with winged head of Medusa in the center and Ear of wheat between the legs. Dotted border.
Legend:
Symbols: Reverse right field, Harp
Reverse: Jupiter from the front, holding Lightning on the right and Eagle on the left. Dotted border.
Legend: LENT MAR COS
Comment: Lucius Cornelius was appointed praetor in 58 BC and consul in 49 BC. He was a harsh opponent of Caesar and one of the biggest provocateurs of the second civil war. He fled with Pompey after the Battle of Pharsalia
Provenance: Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins (2014)
Price: 5,690 €
Other references
| Crawford: | 445/1a |
| DR: | 602 |
| BMCRR (Grueber): | Sicilia 3 |
| B (Babelon): | Claudia 9 Cornelia 64 |
| RSC (Seaby): | Claudia 9 Cornelia 64 |
| FFC (Fdez., Fdez., Calicó): | 644 |
| RC / RCV (D. Sear): | 414 |
| CRI (Sear Imperators) 49 - 27 BC: | 4 |
| CRR (Sydenham): | 1029a |
| Cal (Calicó): | 501 |
| RBW: | |
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