Bidspirit auction | Publius Quinctilius Varus under Augustus

Publius Quinctilius Varus under Augustus (Interfered in Judaea with 2 Legions) 7/6 BC. Weight 6.19 gram, Size 20 mm. - Descriptions of the type : Laureate head of Zeus right / Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding palm branch; EK (date) in right field; at feet, half-length figure of river-god Orontes swimming right.      Publius Quinctilius Varus was one of the most celebrated of Augustus’ generals. He had been consul in 13 BC (along with the future emperor Tiberius), governor of Syria from 7-4 BC, where he had sent two legions into Judaea to quell local unrest after the territory was converted to a Roman province.