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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 25532114, member: 99456&quot;]<b>Prosopography :</b> a research method in historical studies that involves the systematic collection and analysis of information about individuals within a particular group, often focusing on their relationships, social connections, careers, and roles within a specific historical context.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was pleasantly surprised to discover the DPRR today (Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic).&nbsp; I don&#039;t know how long it has been around, but the copyright on the site is 2024.&nbsp; First impressions are that this is my new first stop before Broughton and RE.</p><p><br /></p><p>I stumbled on it looking for material on this coin of Publius Lentulus Spinther, RE 238 - for whom it provides a rich set of references and information. The entry in DPRR is here: <a href="https://romanrepublic.ac.uk/person/2290/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://romanrepublic.ac.uk/person/2290/" rel="nofollow">CORN2290 P. Cornelius (238) P. f. L. n. Lentulus Spinther</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>His coin (my latest RR addition). </b>My notes on this coin are here: <a href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/cicero-s-savior-from-exile" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/cicero-s-savior-from-exile" rel="nofollow"><b>Cicero&#039;s Savior from Exile</b></a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1635449[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Pub. Lentulus P. f. L. n. Spinther</b>, AR Denarius (3.65g, 18mm, 2h), Rome, 74 BC.</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Bust of Hercules right; Q•S•C behind / P•LENT•P•F•L•N</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Genius of the Roman People seated facing, holding cornucopiae and sceptre, being crowned by Victory, flying left.</p><p><b>Ref:</b> <a href="http://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-397.1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-397.1" rel="nofollow">Crawford 397/1</a>; Sydenham 791.</p><p><br /></p><p>Crawford (In Roman Republican Coinage)&nbsp; connects the type of this coin as &quot;asserting the claims of the Roman state against those of the rebel state of Sertorius&quot;.&nbsp; The Genius of the Roman People appears to be standing on a globe and a prow asserting &quot;domination&quot; <i>terra marique</i> (over land and sea).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Post your coins of the Genius of the Roman People, coins of Cornelii, coins of Lentulus Spinther, or anything else you find interesting or entertaining. </b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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