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Aureus Arria: Marcus Arrius Secundus, M·ARRIVS SECVNDVS F·P·R
| Issuer | Roman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC) |
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| Year | 41 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | M·ARRIVS SECVNDVS F·P·R (Translation: Marcus Arrius Secundus. The Good Luck of the Roman people) |
| Reverse description | A hasta pura (ceremonial spear) depicted vertically at center, flanked on the left by a laurel wreath and on the right by a rectangular phalera (military decoration disc), both rendered as military dona militaria awards. The composition is symmetrically arranged in the open field with no legend, the objects presented in clear, schematic relief typical of Late Republican coinage. The design is enclosed within a border of dots. |
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Marcus Arrius Secundus served as a moneyer in 41 BC, the year Octavian and Mark Antony were dividing the Roman world between them in the aftermath of Philippi. The abbreviation F·P·R — almost certainly expanding to flamen populi Romani — marks Secundus as holder of a priesthood tied directly to the Roman people, an unusual distinction to advertise on a coin and one that appears nowhere else in the Republican moneyer series. Almost nothing is known about the man beyond this issue.
RRC 513/1 is genuinely rare in any condition; Crawford recorded very few die pairs for the type.