Zeus Numismatics
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The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (15.5mm, 3.59 g, 6h). Legionary issue. Patrae (?) mint. Praetorian galley right / Aquila between two signa; LEG V across lower field. Crawford 544/18; CRI 354; Sydenham 1221; RSC 32; RBW 1840.
Legio V Alaudae: Legio quinta alaudae ("Lark-crested Fifth Legion"), sometimes also known as Gallica, was a legion of the Imperial Roman army founded in 52 BC by the general Gaius Julius Caesar (dictator of Rome 49-44 BC). It was levied in Transalpine Gaul to fight the armies of Vercingetorix, and was the first Roman legion to comprise non-citizens. Historians disagree whether the legion was destroyed during the Batavian rebellion in AD 70, or during the First Battle of Tapae (AD 86)
Condition: Very Fine
Weight: 3.30 gr
Diameter: 17 mm
Legio V Alaudae: Legio quinta alaudae ("Lark-crested Fifth Legion"), sometimes also known as Gallica, was a legion of the Imperial Roman army founded in 52 BC by the general Gaius Julius Caesar (dictator of Rome 49-44 BC). It was levied in Transalpine Gaul to fight the armies of Vercingetorix, and was the first Roman legion to comprise non-citizens. Historians disagree whether the legion was destroyed during the Batavian rebellion in AD 70, or during the First Battle of Tapae (AD 86)
Condition: Very Fine
Weight: 3.30 gr
Diameter: 17 mm