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<p>[QUOTE="Romancollector, post: 7818197, member: 106319"]<font size="5">I do not have many coins that were minted spain but here's one....Interestingly enough Corduba was sacked by Julius Caesar due to its loyalty to Pompey and was later resettled with Augustan veterans. </font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><b><font size="5">Roman Imperatorial:</font></b></p><p><b><font size="5">Cnaeus Pompey Jr.</font></b></p><p><font size="5">AR Denarius</font></p><p><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1343753[/ATTACH]</font></p><p><font size="5"><b>Date:</b> 46-45 BC</font></p><p><font size="5"><b>Obv: </b>Head of Roma right, in Corinthian helmet; before, M POBLICI LEG PRO, behind, P R.</font></p><p><font size="5"><b>Rev: </b>CN MAGNVS IMP, Hispania standing right, holding two spearrs over shoulder and presenting palm frond to Pompeian soldier standing left on prow, armed and with sword.</font></p><p><font size="5"><b>Diameter: </b>18.5mm</font></p><p><font size="5"><b>Weight: </b>3.90 grams</font></p><p><font size="5"><b>Mint:</b> Corduba</font></p><p><font size="5">Crawford 469/1a</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5"><i>Ex Classical Numismatic Review Vol XLVI No. 1 (Winter 2021), 559027.</i></font></p><p><font size="5"><i>Ex CNG Feature Auction 115 (15 September 2020), lot 592.</i></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Romancollector, post: 7818197, member: 106319"][SIZE=5]I do not have many coins that were minted spain but here's one....Interestingly enough Corduba was sacked by Julius Caesar due to its loyalty to Pompey and was later resettled with Augustan veterans. [/SIZE] [B][SIZE=5]Roman Imperatorial: Cnaeus Pompey Jr.[/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=5]AR Denarius [ATTACH=full]1343753[/ATTACH] [B]Date:[/B] 46-45 BC [B]Obv: [/B]Head of Roma right, in Corinthian helmet; before, M POBLICI LEG PRO, behind, P R. [B]Rev: [/B]CN MAGNVS IMP, Hispania standing right, holding two spearrs over shoulder and presenting palm frond to Pompeian soldier standing left on prow, armed and with sword. [B]Diameter: [/B]18.5mm [B]Weight: [/B]3.90 grams [B]Mint:[/B] Corduba Crawford 469/1a [I]Ex Classical Numismatic Review Vol XLVI No. 1 (Winter 2021), 559027.[/I] [I]Ex CNG Feature Auction 115 (15 September 2020), lot 592.[/I][/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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