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Marcus Licinius Crassus(?) Æ 27mm of Cnossus(?), Crete. Circa 37-36 BC. Crocodile to right / Prow to right; CRAS above. RPC I 914; Svoronos, Numismatique 1903; Roma 71, 687 (hammer: £1,900). 10.63g, 27mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Very Rare.
From the collection of a Romanophile;
Ex Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions, E-Auction 63, 21 October 2018, lot 363.
The 'Crassus' responsible for this issue was most likely Marcus Licinius Crassus (grandson of his more famous namesake, the triumvir Crassus) who was put in control of Crete and Cyrene under Marc Antony and later became consul in 30 BC, and proconsul of Macedonia in 29 BC, after transferring loyalty to Octavian before the Battle of Actium.
Near Very Fine. Very Rare.
From the collection of a Romanophile;
Ex Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions, E-Auction 63, 21 October 2018, lot 363.
The 'Crassus' responsible for this issue was most likely Marcus Licinius Crassus (grandson of his more famous namesake, the triumvir Crassus) who was put in control of Crete and Cyrene under Marc Antony and later became consul in 30 BC, and proconsul of Macedonia in 29 BC, after transferring loyalty to Octavian before the Battle of Actium.