Roman Republican. Marcus Tullius Cicero. 106-143 BC. Æ Medal (32mm, 15.82 g, 12h). Roman Series: The Exile and Return of Cicero. By J. Dassier and sons. Dually-dated 695 and 696 AUC (59 and 58 BC)
[issued mid-18th century]. Cicero leaving the city; EXIL DE CICERON ·/ A · R · 695 in exergue / Cicero returning to figure of Roma; RAPEL DE CICERON ·/ A · R · 696 · in exergue. Catenacci pp. 94-95. EF, brown surfaces.
Jean Dassier’s series of medals illustrating Roman history consisted of 61 pieces, covering important individuals and events throughout Rome’s early history, from the city’s founding by Romulus, the rape of the Sabine women, and the rule of Numa Pompilius, to the fall of the Republic with the murder of Caesar, the second triumvirate, and rise of Augustus.
