| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 1652 Price realized: 180 CHF (Approx. 204 USD / 189 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Cn. Plancius, 55 BC. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.77 g, 11 h), Rome. CN•PLANCIVS / AED•CVR•S•C Female head to right, wearing causia. Rev. Cretan goat standing right; behind, bow and quiver. Babelon (Plancia) 1. Crawford 432/1. RBW 1541. Sydenham 933. Beautiful iridescent toning. Minor flan faults on the obverse and the reverse struck slightly off center, otherwise, extremely fine. Ex UBS 67, 6-8 September 2006, 5542 and Schweizerischer Bankverein 28, 17 September 1991, 351. The moneyer of this coin, Cn. Plancius, served under the proconsul, Q. Metellus, in Crete and later as a military tribune in Macedonia. The types he chose for this coin, the female head wearing a petasus (probably Diana Planciana) on the obverse and a Cretan goat with bow and quiver on the reverse, both refer to this military service. While in Macedonia, Plancius developed a close friendship with Cicero, who had been exiled there, and this friendship served him well later after he was accused of electoral corruption by Q. Metellus Creticus, as Cicero successfully defended Plancius leading to his acquittal. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
