Lot 3626

Description

C. Annius T.f.T.n with C.Tarquitius P.f., silver denarius, issued 82-81 B.C., Spanish Mint, 3.69 grams, C.366/4, S.749, Sear Annia 1 (p.13), Cf.BMC Spain 35-42, Obv. Diadem head of Anna Perenna to r. around [C] ANNIVS T F T N PRO COS EX S C. Scales beneath chin not discernable, Rev. Victory in galloping biga to r. above XIII (die number) below horses Q, and in exergue C TARQVITI P [F]; another L. Aemilius Lepidus Paullus, silver denarius, issued 62 B.C., Rome Mint, 3.94 grams, C.415/1, S.926, Sear Aemilia 10 (p.11), BMC 3733, Obv. Veiled and diadem head of Concord to r. around PAVLLVS LEPIDVS CONCORDIA, Rev. TER above trophy, L. Aemilius Paullus on r., Perseus and his two sons as prisoners on l. PAVLLV[S] in exergue. Both toned, good fine; very fine, (4, 5). (2)

L. Aemilius Lepidus Paullus was Consul in 50 B.C. and was an ardent supporter of Cicero. He claims a spurious descent from an L. Aemilius Paullus, and the reverse indicates that this L. Aemilius Paullus was on three occasions hailed Imperator, a questioned tradition possibily fictitious. The presence of king Perseus and his two sons draws attention to the last and greatest victory of the three, that of Pydna in 168 B.C. Concordia head on the obverse reflects the 'concordia ordinum' (harmony & order), which was central to Cicero's policy in 63 B.C.