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Aureus Livineia: Lucius Livineius Regulus, M·ANTONIVS·III·VIR·R·P·C / L·REGVLVS IIII·VIR·A·P·F
| Issuer | Roman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC) |
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| Year | 42 BC |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed portrait of Mark Antony facing right, rendered with strong individualistic features including a prominent jaw and short curly hair, in the realist tradition of late Republican portraiture. The legend M • ANTONIVS • III • VIR • R • P • C encircles the effigy, reading from left to right around the field. The inscription identifies Antony as triumvir for the constitution of the Republic. The entire design is enclosed within a neat border of raised dots. The die-work reflects the bold, vigorous style characteristic of the mobile mint issues of the Second Triumvirate. |
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| Reverse lettering | L • REGVLVS IIII • VIR • A • P • F (Translation: Lucius Regulus, quattuorvir for the casting and striking of gold, silver, and bronze coinage) |
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Issued in 42 BC under the authority of the Second Triumvirate, this aureus was struck by Lucius Livineius Regulus serving as one of the four moneyers — the quattuorviri auro argento aere flando feriundo — appointed under the new triumviral monetary administration. The appointment of four moneyers rather than the traditional three reflects the Triumvirs' deliberate reorganization of Republican minting office structures to consolidate control in the chaotic months following Caesar's assassination.
Regulus is otherwise sparsely documented. The year of issue places this coin squarely between the Ides of March and Philippi.