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Electronic Auction 474

Lot nuber 212

CRETE, Cnossus(?). Crassus. Circa 37-36 BC. Æ (26mm, 7.29 g, 6h).


Electronic Auction 474
Lot: 212.
 Estimated: $ 300

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 275. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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CRETE, Cnossus(?). Crassus. Circa 37-36 BC. Æ (26mm, 7.29 g, 6h). Crocodile right / Prow right. RPC I 914; Svoronos 1903. Brown and green patina, struck on slightl ragged flan. Good Fine. Very rare.

From the collection of a Texas Wine Doctor. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 75 (23 May 2007), lot 806.

The Crassus who issued this coin is almost certainly Marcus Licinius Crassus, the eldest son of Crassus the Triumvir and Caecilia Metella. Early on, he sided with Sextus Pompey, but in 36 BC transferred his loyalty to Antony, who put him in control of Crete and Cyrene. Shortly before Actium, Crassus again switched sides, now jumping into the camp of Octavian, who rewarded him with a consulship in 30 BC.

Closing Date and Time: 12 August 2020 at 11:10:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.