DR-608 | Crawford: 447/1a
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus / Marcus Terentius Varro
Cneo Pompeius Magnus / Marcus Terentius Varro
Gens: Pompeia / Terentia
Moneyer: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus / Marcus Terentius Varro
Date and mint: 49 BC - ?
Obverse: Bust of Jupiter, right, with diadem. Dotted border.
Legend: VARRO PRO Q
Reverse: Scepter upright; on the left, dolphin; to the right, eagle. Dotted border.
Legend: MAGN PRO / COS
Comment: The author of this denarius is the well-known writer Varro. During the period of the wars between Pompey and Caesar he joined the former. He surrendered in Córdoba to Caesar's troops. He died very old, at the age of 90, having dedicated himself to literature until the end of his life.
Provenance: Numismatica Ars Classica (2016)
Price: 23,470 €
Other references
| Crawford: | 447/1a |
| DR: | 608 |
| BMCRR (Grueber): | Hispania 64 |
| B (Babelon): | Terentia 15 Pompeia 7 |
| RSC (Seaby): | Pompeyo Magno 3 |
| FFC (Fdez., Fdez., Calicó): | Pompeyo Magno 4 |
| RC / RCV (D. Sear): | 1374 |
| CRI (Sear Imperators) 49 - 27 BC: | 8 |
| CRR (Sydenham): | 1033 |
| Cal (Calicó): | 1298 |
| RBW: | |
| Other authors: | Cohen 3 |
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