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P PORCIUS LAECA ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS PORCIA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Helmeted head of Roma right; P LÆCA behind, X below
REVERSE: Roman soldier standing left, placing his hand on head of a citizen, lictor standing behind; PROVOCO in ex.
Struck at Rome 110-109 BC
3.71g, 18.3mm
Crawford 301/1; Sydenham 571; RSC Porcia 4
Ex D. Thomas collection
Ex Agora Auction #63
An important reverse type illustrating the principle of provocatio, a procedure by which a citizen had the right to appeal to the people against the decision of a magistrate which he considered to be an abuse of official power.
Collection : Roman Republic thru Imperatorial