COIN (ROMAN)

A silver Roman Republican denarius of L. Aemilius Lepidus Paullus, c.62 BC. Reverse: Togate figure of L. Aemilius Paullus standing left touching trophy, to left King Perseus of Macedonia and his two sons captive, in exergue PAVLLVS. As Crawford 415/1, Syd. 926.



Diameter: 18.9 mm

Thickness: 1.6 mm

Weight: 3.2 g

Ruler: Republic
Moneyer: Aemilius Lepidus Paullus, L.
Denomination: Denarius (Roman Republic)
Material: Silver
Mint: Rome
Mintmark: -//-
Obverse: Veiled and diademed head of Concordia right
Obverse legend: [PAVLLVS LEPIDVS] CONCORDIA
Reverse: Togate figure of L. Aemilius Paullus standing left touching trophy, to left King Perseus of Macedonia and his two sons captive
Reverse legend: TER[ ]
Dated: -62.0 to -62.0
Weight (g): 3.2
Diameter (mm): 18.9
Thickness (mm): 1.6
Completeness: Complete
Parish: Checkley
District: Staffordshire Moorlands
County: Staffordshire
Region: West Midlands
Discovery method: Metal detector
RRC reference: rrc-415.1
Notes: 
Reverse commemorates the victory of L. Aemilius Paullus over King Perseus (shown with his two sons) at the Battle of Pydna in 168 BC. The moneyer L. Aemilius Lepidus Paulus (consul in 50 BC), brother of the triumvir Lepidus, claimed descendency from the above. He was the builder of the Basilica Aemilia in Rome.