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| Pecunem | Numismatik Naumann (formerly Gitbud & Naumann) > Gitbud & Naumann Auction 36 | Auction date: 4 October 2015 |
| Lot number: 323 | |
| Lot description: MACEDON. Uncertain (Dium?). Quintus Hortensius Hortalo (Proconsul, 44-42BC). Ae. Obv: Q HORTENSI PRO COS. Bare head right. Rev: PRAEF COLON / DEDVC. Plough with yoke right; to right, vexillum. c/m: B FQ in rectangular incuse. Kremydi-Sicilianou, Quintus Hortensius Hortalus in Macedonia, 1-19. Quintus Hortensius Hortalus was the son of the famous orator, senator and consul with the same name. He was a partisan of G. Julius Caesar and not only amongst the first to cross the Rubicon but also a combatant on Caesar's side in the battle of Pharsalos in 46 BC. As a reward for his loyalty he was made proconsul of Macedonia in 44 BC, only a few months before the assassination of Caesar. Condition: Good fine. Weight: 16.52 g. Diameter: 27 mm. Estimate: 2000 EUR |  |
