An interesting Republican issue struck in Rome in 46 BC by the moneyer Gaius Considius Paetus, during one of the most important stages of Julius Caesar’s Civil War. In that same year, Caesar defeated the Pompeian forces at Thapsus and returned to Rome, where his political position reached an unprecedented level.
Roman Republic
C. Considius Paetus (46 BC), Denarius 46 BC, Rome mint
Obverse: Apollo head facing right, behind the head the letter A
Reverse: curule chair, in exergue PAETI
C·CONSIDI
Diameter 18 mm, weight 3.52 g
