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Auction currency is U.S. dollars ($) unless otherwise noted. Description Classical Cash and OldRomanCoins.com present: [Look at THIS!] [Look at THIS!] ORC6333 A new Emperor, not in Sear! VF A Rare Bronze, Reattributed to Gaius Sosius, General of Antony. Gaius Sosius, General of Antony, Brass23, (6.96g), c.38 BC, Uncertain city in Cilicia or Syria, Bare male head right. / Quaestor's symbols: Fiscus, sella quaestoria and hasta, Q below. RPC5410. VF/F, olive patina, worn at the high points which show toned brassy metal. While previously attributed to a Macedonian mint with a portrait of Brutus (Friedlander) or Caesar (Grant), RPC presents a case for a Cilician or Syrian origin, supported by find data, and a portrait of Octavian(?), though the portrait is quite different than those of Octavian from elsewhere. Issues of similar portrait style, perhaps by the same die-cutter include the Princeps Felix coinage, RPC4082-3, from Cilicia. Both sets of Cilician or Syrian issues portray Sosius, a leading general of Marc Antony. Sosius was Quaestor (symbolized on this coinage with a Q and the symbols of the office) in 39 BC. The island of Zacynthus, a fleet station of Antony's, issued coins in the name of C SOSIVS Q (RPC1290), C SOSIVS IMP (RPC1291), C SOSIVS COS DESIG (RPC1292), and C SOSIVS COS (RPC1293). The first of these issues coincides with dating of this coin. Note that both include the title Q. According to the Treaty of Brundisium, Antony and Octavian agreed that when neither of them was consul, one of their supporters of each would be. Sosius became Consul Designate for 32 BC. He was governor of Syria in 38 BC. Antony supported Herod the Great against his rival Antigonus. Sosius commanded the Roman forces in support of Herod's claim, as noted by Josephus. Sosius captured the island and town of Aradus in 38 BC and Jerusalem in July of 37 BC, for which he was celebrated Imperator. Josephus notes that he was about to allow the soldiers to loot the fallen city and slaughter its inhabitants, when Herod intervened. Herod asked, if the Romans, by emptying the city of money and men, had a mind to leave him to become king of a desert? Herod paid the troops a donative instead. Officers received a larger gift. Sosius himself received a most royal bounty.. Sosius called the defeated king the feminine name Antigona and imprisoned him for Antony to execute later. In 36 BC Sosius assisted Octavian and Agrippa against Sextus Pompey and afterward probably stayed in Rome, where he celebrated a triumph in Rome in 34 BC and was consul along with Domitianus Ahenobarbus (see previous lot) in 32 BC. During his consulship, he rebuilt the Temple of Apollo, which had been constructed in 431 BC. He introduced a measure in the Senate to censure Octavian, (this sounds almost modern) but this was vetoed by a tribune. He fled Octavian and Rome with some 300 senators. At Actium in 31 BC, Sosius commanded the left wing of Antony's naval forces. This wing of heavy ships entered the battle first, but was overwhelmed by the smaller, faster ships of Agrippa, commander of Octavian's fleet. Meanwhile, Cleopatra, then Antony escaped through the opening created by the movement. Sosius fought on, surrendered and was spared by Octavian. Further exploration of this coinage is underway by other numismatists. PLEASE CLICK HERE to see ALL the wonderful items in this week's sale! CLICK HERE to go to OldRomanCoins.com for coins, antiquities, and books! SUPER SERVICE: if you have an acceptable eBay record, we will promptly ship this item anywhere in the USA, with NO SHIPPING CHARGES! For shipments outside the U.S., add $5.00 If you're new to eBay, MasterCard, Visa, a Money Order or Bank Check gets you the same SUPER SERVICE. 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