Good very fine condition.

Roman Republic - L. Aemilius Lepidus Paullus silver denarius (4,12 g. 17 mm.). Rome, 62 B.C. Trophy and four persons.

PAVLLVS LEPIDVS behind and above, CONCORDIA before, diademed and veiled head of Concordia right.
TER above, PAVLLVS in exergue, trophy; to left, the captives King Perseus of Macedon and his two sons standing right; to right, Paullus standing left. Crawford 415/1; Sydenham 926;

4,12 g. 17 mm.

Good very fine condition, beautiful toning, scarce coin!

The Hellenistic state of Macedonia ended along with the Third Macedonian War in 168 BC when the moneyer's ancestor and namesake, the consul Lucius Aemilius Paullus, defeated King Perseus of Macedon at Pydna. Prior to Aemilius Paullus' arrival, only Perseus' persistent lack of military intelligence prevented a total rout of the Roman legions as the prior consuls were inept and totally unworthy of the task. Aemilius Paullus, however, was an experienced commander, having seen service in the Hanniballic Wars. After Macedon's defeat, Paullus conquered Epirus, laying waste numerous towns and taking as many as 150,000 prisoners to supply Rome's slave markets. For his magnificent conquests the Senate awarded him the title Macedonicus along with a splendid triumph.


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