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Cn. Plancius. 55 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.51 g, 6h). Rome mint. Female head right, wearing causia / Cretan goat standing right; bow and quiver to left. Crawford 432/1; Sydenham 933; RBW 1541; Plancia 1. EF, dramatic double strike.
From the RBW Collection.
John Melville Jones, in A Dictionary of Ancient Roman Coins, writes that the female head on this coin is likely "...that of the personification of Macedonia, where Plancius had spent part of his career."
From the RBW Collection.
John Melville Jones, in A Dictionary of Ancient Roman Coins, writes that the female head on this coin is likely "...that of the personification of Macedonia, where Plancius had spent part of his career."