Description

The Coin

Cnaeus Plancius (55 BCE)
Silver Denarius
Obv: “AED. CUR. S.C / CN PLANCIUS” Head of woman wearing petasus.
Rev: Cretan goat; quiver and a bow behind.

Plancius and Diana

On the obverse of this coin is a woman, most likely Diana, goddess of the hunt Diana, wearing a Causia, an ancient Macedonian head covering. The reverse shows a Cretan goat in front of a bow and quiver. Hailing from the Plancia Gens, the moneyer, Cnaeus Plancius, was a quaestor in Macedonia and a tribune of the plebs. After being successfully defended against electoral bribery by Cicero, Plancius supported Pompey during the Civil War and was exiled to Corcyra, a small Greek island in the Ionian sea.

Symbolism and Significance

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