Cn. Plancius. 55 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.13 g, 4h). Rome mint. Near EF.

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Lot: 333. Estimated: $ 150

Roman Republican, Silver

Sold For $ 350. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Cn. Plancius. 55 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.13 g, 4h). Rome mint. Female head (Diana Planciana or Macedonia?) right, wearing causia / Cretan goat standing right; bow and quiver to left. Crawford 432/1; Sydenham 933; Plancia 1; RBW 1541. Bright surfaces, light marks and scratches, small area of weakness and edge flaw on reverse. Near EF.

From the Quietus Collection. Ex Bertolami Fine Arts 37 (19 September 2017), lot 413.

Cn. Plancius first served as propraetor in Africa under A. Torquatus and then in Crete in 68 BC under Q. Metellus. In 62 BC he was a military tribune in the army of C. Antonius in Macedonia and in 56 BC was quaestor of Macedonia. Plancius became friends with Cicero, and in 55 BC, after being elected to the curule aedileship, was defended by Cicero against charges of election corruption. The obverse and reverse types refer to his activities in Macedonia and Crete.

Closing Date and Time: 29 November 2023 at 11:50:40 ET.

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