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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancientcoinguru, post: 2235776, member: 75563&quot;]Who was the third moneyer who struck your coin….not an easy question!&nbsp; But an intriguing one.&nbsp; Coins were issued by both Caesar and Pompey’s supporters to support their cause, so the three-magistrate system was probably in chaos.&nbsp; I am aware of 8 Roman Republican coins issued in 49 BC by 10 moneyers, listed below:</p><p><br /></p><p>Caesar was in Gaul:</p><p>1. Q. Sicinius, supporter of Pompey</p><p>2. Cn. Nerius (strikes as quaestor urbanus), supporter of Pompey</p><p>3. Mn Acilius Glabrio, believed to be possibly a lieutenant who served under Julius Caesar</p><p><br /></p><p>Caesar is crossing the Rubicon:</p><p>4. C. Julius C.f. C.n. Caesar</p><p>5. C Coponius (praetor) and Q Sicinius (now strikes as moneyer in exile in the East, having fled Italy with Pompey)</p><p>6. L Cornelius Lentulus and C Claudius Marcellus (exiled consuls strike in support of Pompey)</p><p>7. Cn. Pompeius Cn.f. Sex.n. Magnus and Cn. Calpurnius Piso (Frugi?)</p><p>8. Cn. Pompeius Cn.f. Sex.n. Magnus and M. Terentius Varro</p><p><br /></p><p>And there might be other moneyers that we are unaware of. </p><p><br /></p><p>Who was the third moneyer at that time?&nbsp; Since L Cornelius Lentulus and C Claudius Marcellus were in exile, I think your guess - Pompey - is an excellent choice! </p><p><br /></p><p>I must admit that I took some of this info from Wikipedia, and I sometimes doubt the accuracy of their data…but I wanted to respond to this thread without going to a research library!&nbsp;&nbsp; Thanks Mikey Zee; a very interesting question<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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