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<p>[QUOTE="RichardT, post: 3524216, member: 100005"]Generally speaking Pompey and his followers minted lots of coins during Caesar's Civil War from 49-45 BCE. However as a whole their denarii are much scarcer as compared to the corresponding issues of Caesar. Some Pompeian issues are in fact very scarce.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for tracing the Pompeians by their coinage, it's actually not difficult because they tended to strike the coinage with the names of their imperators as the issuing authority. And the imperators changed after major engagements (Pharsalus in 48 BCE, Thapsus in 46 BCE and Munda in 45 BCE) as they were slain.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example you can find Pompey the Great was mentioned in the coinage before Pharsalus. Metellus Scipio before Thapsus. Gnaeus Pompey before Munda. It's these kind of details which makes the Imperatorial coinage so interesting.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks Andrew for the confirmation that the coin isn't plated. I'm quite surprised you don't have an example of the Jupiter type. I could I have sworn I saw one listed as ex Andrew McCabe collection before.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="RichardT, post: 3524216, member: 100005"]Generally speaking Pompey and his followers minted lots of coins during Caesar's Civil War from 49-45 BCE. However as a whole their denarii are much scarcer as compared to the corresponding issues of Caesar. Some Pompeian issues are in fact very scarce. As for tracing the Pompeians by their coinage, it's actually not difficult because they tended to strike the coinage with the names of their imperators as the issuing authority. And the imperators changed after major engagements (Pharsalus in 48 BCE, Thapsus in 46 BCE and Munda in 45 BCE) as they were slain. For example you can find Pompey the Great was mentioned in the coinage before Pharsalus. Metellus Scipio before Thapsus. Gnaeus Pompey before Munda. It's these kind of details which makes the Imperatorial coinage so interesting. Thanks Andrew for the confirmation that the coin isn't plated. I'm quite surprised you don't have an example of the Jupiter type. I could I have sworn I saw one listed as ex Andrew McCabe collection before.[/QUOTE]
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