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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 - ?


Obverse: Bust of Jupiter, right. Dotted border.
Legend:

Reverse: Artemis of Ephesus, front. Dotted border.
Legend: L LENTVLVS 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: Roma Numismatics (2022)
Price: 14,918
445/3b
445/3b
Image courtesy of: Roma Numismatics

Other references

Crawford: 445/3b
DR: 606
BMCRR (Grueber): Este 23
B (Babelon): Claudia -- Cornelia 66
RSC (Seaby): Claudia -- Cornelia 66
FFC (Fdez., Fdez., Calicó): 647
RC / RCV (D. Sear): 416
CRI (Sear Imperators) 49 - 27 BC: 6
CRR (Sydenham): 1031
Cal (Calicó): 504
RBW:
Other authors:

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