Description
| Roman Republic. P. Crepusius. Denarius, 82 BC, Rome mint. | |
| Obverse: | Head of Apollo, wearing a laurel wreath, right, behind sceptre and N. |
| Reverse: | Horseman right, holding a spear in his right hand, behind CCTXV, in exergue P CREPVSI. |
| Dimensions: | AR, 3.70 g, 17 mm, 6h. |
| References: | Crawford 361/1c; Sydenham 738a; BMCRR Rome 2675 var. |
| Condition: | Slightly toned specimen with outstanding reverse details. Extremely fine. |
| Provenance: | From a private German Collection, acquired at Emporium Alpha Auction No. 1 (2018), 300. |
| Comment: | The identification of the horseman on the reverse is unknown. It does not show a statue – as No. 16 –, because a support is missing. The man seems to be in a military context because of the spear he is holding. Only little about the family is known, it is not possible to recognize a safe context for this reverse depiction. The obverse may have a connection to ludi Apollinares. This coin is a superb example of the type with outstanding details, especially the face of the caricature face of the horseman is rarely preserved. The moneyer |
