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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Michael Stolt, post: 3601826, member: 100445&quot;]Won this rare and incredibly small beauty at the recent Leu auction. At nine millimeters this is by far the smallest coin in my collection so far. I find it really fun that you can find types outside of the main coinage that are still very much related to the Roman Republic. Also these are very difficult to find with fine style dies so I&#039;m very glad to have acquired this specimen. This one feels extra sweet as I lived for a year in the region where the coin was minted (the Luberon valley) and I was to Cavaillon many times. The region is extremely beautiful and I strongly recommend a visit.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>M. Aemilius Lepidus. 44-42 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.36 g, 6h). Mint in Cabellio (Cavaillon), Gaul.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: Head of Apollo right; CABE upwards in right field.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: LE-PI flanking cornucopia; all within laurel wreath.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reference: RPC I 528</p><p><br /></p><p>Provenance: Leu Numismatik Web auction 8 (29 June, 2019), lot 611.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;George Rogers in his study of the triumviral coinage in Gaul (&quot;Notes sur des rapports métrologiques: un système monétaire en Gaule de 43 à 23 av. J.-C.,&quot; RN XXVIII [1987], pp. 83-93) supposes that this issue was struck under the governorship of Lepidus in 44-42 BC, and that Lepidus was the founder of the colony of Cabellio. He further argues that the absence of the legend COL (indicating the status of the city as a colony) in combination with CABE is not an argument against his proposition, but rather he draws parallels with the foundation coinage of Lyon to support his position.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]963979[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This coin really pushed the limit of my camera so the photo is a bit blurry. I don&#039;t have a macro lens so this is probably the best I can do without one. Here is a size comparison with a quinarius and a denarius:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]963980[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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