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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 26106905, member: 87809&quot;]This one is probably a different Lentulus: Cossus Cornelius Lentulus, moneyer in 12 BC, but from the same Cornelia gens.</p><p>This coin depicts a colossal equestrian statue of Agrippa, raised after his untimely death. It was issued in large numbers for his funeral to raise the donative he bequeathed to every Roman citizen. </p><p>The coin shows the spolia opima won by the ancestor of Cossus Cornelius Lentulus.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>AR Denarius, Rome 12 BC</p><p>19 mm, 3.609 g</p><p><br /></p><p>RIC I (2nd ed.) 412; BMCRE 122-123=BMCRR Rome 4672-3; BN 551-4; RSC 418;</p><p><br /></p><p>Ob.: <i>AVGVSTVS</i> Bare head to r.</p><p>Rev.: COSSVS CN•F•LENTVLVS, equestrian statue (of Agrippa) to r., helmeted and bearing spolia opima over l. shoulder, on pedestal ornamented with two prows.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1664768[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1664767[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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