Astarte S.A. > Web Auction 2 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
Lot number: 181 Price realized: 36 CHF (Approx. 41 USD / 38 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: L. Aemilius Lepidus Paullus, 62 BC. Denarius (Silver, 17,00 mm, 3.96 g), Rome. PAVLLVS LEPIDVS CONCORDIA Diademed and veiled head of Concordia to right. Rev. Trophy; on left, three captives (King Perseus of Macedon and his sons); on right, togate figure standing left (L. Aemilius Paullus); above, TER; in exergue, PAVLLVS. Crawford 415/1. Sydenham 926. Babelon (Aemilia) 122, 10. BMCRR Rome I, 3373. RBW 1497. Very Fine. This coin commemorates the victories of the moneyer's reputed ancestor, L. Aemilius Paullus. The letters TER on the reverse refer to L. Aemilius Paullus' three triumphs: in Spain in 190 BC, Liguria in 181 BC and at the famous battle of Pydna in 168 BC, when the Romans extinguished the independent Macedonian kingdom Starting price: 30 CHF |