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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 and diademed, facing right/Paullus Macedonicus standing, facing left, to the left of him, trophy and three captives (Perseus of Macedon and his children). 21 mm, 3.98 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.
VF+, attractively toned, lustrous.
Crawford 415/1
