Moneyer: | Faustus Cornelius Sulla |
Held Office: | 56 BC |
Denomination: | AR Denarius |
Mint: | Rome |
Obverse: | Draped bust of Diana right, wearing diadem, above crescent; behind lituus; before "FAVSTVS" downwards. Border of dots. |
Reverse: | Sulla seated left on raised seat; before him, Bocchus, king of Mauretania, kneels, offering an olive branch; behind, Jugurtha, king of Numidia, also kneeling, his hands tied behind him. "FELIX" downwards. Border of dots. |
Reference: | RRC 426/1; Sydenham 879; RSC Cornelia 59 RCVM 383 |
Weight: | 3.8 gms |
Diameter: | 18.9 mm |
Comment: | Faustus Cornelius Sulla was the son of Lucius Cornelius Sulla. This remarkable reverse reproduces the device engraved on the dictator's signet ring which commemorated the pivotal event in his early career - the betrayal of Jugurtha by his father-in-law Bocchus at Sulla's instigation. |
FAUSTUS CORNELIUS SULLA
Faustus Cornelius Sulla (before 86 BC - 46 BC) was a Roman senator. Faustus was the only surviving son of the Dictator of Rome Lucius Cornelius Sulla and his fourth wife Caecilia Metella, and thus a member of one of the most ancient patrician families, the Cornelii. After his father's death in 78 BC, he and his twin sister Fausta were brought up by his guardian, his father's friend Lucullus. |
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