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ID:
680863
[UNVERIFIED]
Type:
Roman Republican
Issuer:
L. Cornelius Sulla [L.SVLLA.IMP(E)] and L. Manlius Torquatus
Date Ruled:
82 BC
Metal:
Gold
Denomination:
Aureus
Struck / Cast:
struck
Date Struck:
BC 82
Weight:
10.72 g
Die Axis:
7 h
Obverse Legend:
L·MANLI – PRO Q
Obverse Description:
L. MANLI before, PRO. Q. behind, head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet with peaked visor, cruciform earring and necklace, hair in three locks
Reverse Legend:
L·SVLLA·IMP
Reverse Description:
L. SVLLA. IM in exergue, Sulla, togate, driving triumphal quadriga right, holding branch and reins; above, Victory flying left crowning Sulla with laurel wreath
Mint:
Military
Primary Reference:
Crawford 367/4
Reference2:
Syd 756
Reference3:
BMCRR (East) 5
Reference4:
Bahrfeldt 13; Calico 16
Photograph Credit:
Classical Numismatic Group
Source:
http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=57865
Grade:
Superb EF, a tiny mark in the hair near the earring
Notes:
Very rare. ($25,000)As consul for the year 88 BC, Sulla was awarded the coveted assignment of suppressing the revolt of Mithradates VI of Pontus, but political maneuvers resulted in this assignment being transferred to Marius. In response, Sulla turned his army on Rome, captured it, and reclaimed his command against Mithradates. His prosecution of the first Mithradatic War was successful, but he spared the Pontic king for personal gain. In 83 BC, Sulla returned to Italy as an outlaw, but he was able to win the support of many of the leading Romans. Within a year he fought his way to Rome, where he was elected dictator. It was during this campaign to Rome that this aureus was struck. The obverse type represents Sulla's claim to be acting in Rome's best interest. The reverse shows Sulla enjoying the highest honor to which a Roman could aspire, the celebration of a triumph at Rome.
Created and Managed by Alfredo De La Fe
