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Denarius Cornelia: Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus, LENT MAR COS, Apollonia-Mordiaeum mint
| Issuer | Roman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC) |
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| Year | 49 BC |
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| Value | Denarius (1) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | LENT MAR COS (Translation: Lentulus ([Lucius Cornelius] Lentulus [Crus]) Marcellus Consul (Consul [Gaius Claudius] Marcellus)) |
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This issue was struck at Apollonia in Pisidia — not the better-known Macedonian port — by Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus in his capacity as consul of 49 BC, the year Caesar crossed the Rubicon. Lentulus was among the most hawkish senators demanding Caesar relinquish his command, and fled Rome with Pompey when Caesar's advance made the city untenable. The mobile mint followed the Pompeian command into the east, producing coinage to pay troops who would ultimately face Caesar at Pharsalus in 48 BC.
Lentulus never saw the battle's outcome from a position of power. He fled to Egypt after the defeat and was executed on Ptolemy XIII's orders before he could reach safety.