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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Roman Republic| > |after 50 B.C.| > SH23634
Roman Republic, Dictatorship of Julius Caesar, L. Valerius Acisculus, 45 B.C.
|after| |50| |B.C.|, |Roman| |Republic,| |Dictatorship| |of| |Julius| |Caesar,| |L.| |Valerius| |Acisculus,| |45| |B.C.|, The ascisculus, a pickaxe used by stone-cutters, behind Apollo is a punning allusion to the moneyer's cognomen, Acisculus.

Zeus was enamored of Europa and decided to seduce her. He transformed into a tame white bull and joined her father's herds. When Europa got onto his back, Zeus ran to the sea and swam to the island of Crete. He then revealed his true identity. Europa became the first queen of Crete. Zeus re-created the shape of the bull in the stars, which is now known as the constellation Taurus.
SH23634. Silver denarius, Crawford 474/1a, Sydenham 998, RSC I Valeria 17, SRCV I 469, EF, weight 3.701g, maximum diameter 19.5mm, die axis 0o, obverse ACISCVLVS, head of Apollo right, ascisculus (pickaxe) behind; reverse L VALERIVS, Europa seated on bull walking right, holding billowing veil; slight flatness in center, reverse 1/5 off-center, mint luster and light golden toning; SOLD




  






REFERENCES|

Molinari, N.J. & N. Sisci. Potamikon: Sinews of Acheloios. A Comprehensive Catalog of the Bronze Coinage of the Man-Faced Bull, With Essays on Origin and Identity. (Oxford, 2016).

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