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Reverse Depicts Propaganda of the Pompeian Faction

448, Lot: 383. Estimate $200.
Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Vinicius. 52 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 4.04 g, 12h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Concordia right / Victory flying right, carrying palm frond decorated with four wreaths. Crawford 436/1; Campana, Vinicius 16A (O1/R4 – this coin); Sydenham 930; Vinicia 1a; RBW 1548. Toned, banker’s mark on obverse, minor deposits and cleaning marks on reverse. VF. Rare in commerce.


Ex Edgar L. Owen 41 (11 March 1999), lot 1009.

This reverse type depicts Victory carrying four wreaths attached to a palm frond, referring to Pompey’s three recent triumphs on three continents (Europe, Asia, and Africa), together with a fourth wreath, which is the golden crown, conferred on him by the Senate on the occasion of his triumph in 63 BC. The reverse also celebrates the good relationship between Pompey, Julius Caesar, and Crassus.