Roman Regnal. Numa Pompilius. [King of Rome, 715-673 BC]. Æ Medal (32mm, 13.51 g, 12h). Roman Series: The Second King of Rome. By J. Dassier and sons. Dated 39 AUC (725 BC)
[issued mid-18th century]. NUMA POMPILIUS, diademed head right / Numa standing right, addressing the city of Rome; in three lines in exergue, NUMA DONNE DES LOIX/AUX ROMAINS/A R 39. Catenacci pp. 8-9. Choice EF.
Jean Dassier’s series of medals illustrating Roman history consisted of 61 pieces, covering important individuals and events throughout Rome’s early history, from the city’s founding by Romulus, the rape of the Sabine women, and the rule of Numa Pompilius, to the fall of the Republic with the murder of Caesar, the second triumvirate, and rise of Augustus.
