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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carausius, post: 4207605, member: 76440&quot;]Lovely style on that Domitian, David.&nbsp; Congratulations.&nbsp; I acquired this full-frontal aegis from the last Triton sale:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1078633[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Rome, Moneyers of the Imperatorial Period.</b></p><p><b>M. Cordius Rufus, 46 BCE.</b></p><p><b>AR Denarius (3.55g; 18mm).</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint.</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: Crested Corinthian helmet facing right, with owl perched on crest; RVFVS behind.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reverse</b>:&nbsp; M·CORDIVS; aegis with head of Medusa.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reference</b>: Crawford 463/2; HCRI 64; Sydenham 978; BMCRR 4042; Cordia 4.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Provenance</b>:&nbsp; Ex Jack Frazer Collection [Triton XXIII (14 Jan 2020) Lot 603]; CNG 64 (24 Sep 2003) Lot 827.</p><p><br /></p><p>Caesar celebrated multiple triumphs in 46 BCE, and the large output by the moneyers Carisius and M. Cordius Rufus may have been to pay the largesse owed to the legionaries.&nbsp; The coinage of 46 BCE often alludes to Caesar, rather than the moneyer’s family.&nbsp; On this coin, we see references to Minerva (the helmet, owl and aegis being among her attributes), the Roman goddess of strategic warfare, which likely related to Caesar’s military triumphs.</p><p><br /></p><p>M. Cordius Rufus is not generally known beyond his coinage.&nbsp; However, his name appears on an inscription found at Tusculum, identifying Manius Cordius Rufus and his titles.&nbsp; It is possible that his family originated in Tusculum, a city in the Alban Hills, sixteen miles southeast of Rome.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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