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L. Vinicius Denarius
Rome, 53 BC
Avers: CONCORDIAE, Laureate head of Concordia
Revers: L VINICI, Airy flying victory, nude to the waist, holding a palm branch to which are attached four wreaths.
Sear 402, Crawford 436/1, Albert 1366
Die estimation by Crawford: Obvers <10, Revers <11
These wreaths commemorated the three triumphs Pompey celebrated over the continents of Europe, Africa and Asia, and the fourth wreath was the special jeweled victory wreath voted by the senate.
Those victories that Vicinius extols on the reverse of his coin were commemorated by Pompey himself in a spectacular way with the dedication of his theatre during his consularship of 55. Pompey provided music and athletic contests, a horse race, 1,000 Gladiators fought each other, there were animal combats of all kinds, including 500 lions, and the most horrifying sight was the fight between eigtheen elephants and heavily armored Gaetulins (An ancient Berber tribe inhabiting Getulia, covered the large desert region south of the Atlas Mountains, bordering the Sahara) carrying javelins. This turns not out as well as Pompey hoped since the suffering of the elephants won the sympathy of the crowd.
ex Bertolami Web Auction 96, Lot 772, 13.03.2021
Collection : Roman Republic + Imperatorial