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Denarius C. Considius Paetus, C•CONSIDIVS PAETVS
| Issuer | Roman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC) |
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| Year | 46 BC |
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| Currency | Denarius of 16 Asses (141 – 27 BC) |
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| Reverse description | A curule chair (sella curulis) of ivory and gold, its crossed legs rendered in careful detail and adorned with a garland draped across the seat, upon which rests a victor's wreath. The legend C•CONSIDIVS is inscribed in the upper field above the chair, and PAETVS appears in the lower exergual area below. The entire design is enclosed within a border of dots. The curule chair alludes to the moneyer's family connection to the curule magistracies of Rome. |
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| Reverse lettering | C•CONSIDIVS PAETVS |
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C. Considius Paetus issued this denarius during one of the most turbulent stretches of the late Republic — 46 BC, the year Caesar returned from the African campaign following his decisive victory at Thapsus. The moneyer himself is otherwise obscure; no literary source preserves his career, and his identity beyond the coin record is largely inferential. The gens Considia appears infrequently in Republican prosopography, which makes attributing political allegiance difficult with any confidence.
RRC 465/1 is the sole type associated with this moneyer, leaving no comparative series to establish die progression or output volume.