Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction XXVII 22-23 Mar 2023
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Q. Sicinius AR Denarius. Rome, 49 BC. Diademed head of Fortuna to right; P•R upwards behind, FORT before / Palm-branch and caduceus in saltire, laurel wreath above; III-VIR across fields, Q•SICINIVS below. Crawford 440/1; CRI 1; BMCRR Rome 3947; RSC Sicinia 5. 3.98g, 16mm, 6h.
Good Extremely Fine; attractive old cabinet tone.
From a private European collection.
Q. Sicinius, known only through his issues as moneyer, supported the Republican side in the Civil War. A later issue (Crawford 444) was struck by Sicinius for Pompey's Eastern fleet, commanded by Coponius. The combination of a depiction of Fortuna on the obverse of this coin with the symbols for victory and Felicitas on the reverse signify the moneyer's hope for a Republican victory over Caesar who initiated the Civil War by crossing the Rubicon in the same year that this coin was struck.
Good Extremely Fine; attractive old cabinet tone.
From a private European collection.
Q. Sicinius, known only through his issues as moneyer, supported the Republican side in the Civil War. A later issue (Crawford 444) was struck by Sicinius for Pompey's Eastern fleet, commanded by Coponius. The combination of a depiction of Fortuna on the obverse of this coin with the symbols for victory and Felicitas on the reverse signify the moneyer's hope for a Republican victory over Caesar who initiated the Civil War by crossing the Rubicon in the same year that this coin was struck.