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Roman Republican, L. Aemilius Lepidus Paullus, AR denarius 62 BC, Perseus of Macedon as a captive
Roman Republican, L. Aemilius Lepidus Paullus, AR denarius 62 BC, Perseus of Macedon as a captive
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Roman Republican, Roman Republic, L. Aemilius Lepidus Paullus, AR denarius 62 BC, Concordia, veiled, facing right/Perseus of Macedon as captive, with his two sons, standing right, trophy in centre, the consul Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus to the right. 18 mm, 3.87 g.
This coinage commemorates the victory of the moneyer's ancestor Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus, against Perseus, King of Macedon, in 166 BC. Perseus' kingdom was abolished, and he spent the rest of his life as a captive in Alba Fucens, in modern day Abruzzo.
almost VF, flan crack, light tone.
Crawford 415/1
ex-Robert William Hubel (1891-1944) collection, reportedly assembled from 1929 to 1939 in Detroit, Michigan.
