Gens:

MESCINIUS

Created:

2nd November 2013

Update:

13th December 2017

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

X

Eques Romanus:

Local magistrates

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

n/a

Pleb. Nobilis

n/a

Senatorial

Rufus

Equestrian

n/a

Local magistrat.

n/a

Uncertain

no cognomen

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

n/a

Consular

n/a

Senatorial

no cognomen, Rufus,

Equestrian

n/a

Equestrian (mil)

n/a

Local magistrat.

n/a

Uncertain

n/a

Republican Consuls, Tribunes with consular power, Dictators, Magister Equitum, Censors

0

Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars)

0

incl. 0 emperors

Notes:

Literature

Grant, Michael: "From Imperium to Auctoritas; A Historical Study of AES Coinage in the Roman Empire 49 B.C. - A.D. 14", Cambridge University Press, 1969,

p.386-387 analyzes the coinage of M502 and concludes it is very likely he was governor of Achaia in opposition to Groag's view.

The "STRA" on the coin he believes is abbreviation of strategos = governor; not a cognomen like Strabo.

Groag: Achaia (1939) p.22 believes that the coins from Chalkis on Euboea refer to Mescinius M502 as a local magistrate, not a governor.

Hillebrand: Vigintivirat (2006) p.132 (§18 L. Mescinius Rufus M501)

Szramkiewicz: Gouverneurs Vol.2 (1972) p.417 (Mescinius M502)

Wiseman: New Men (1971) p.240 (§251 L. Mescinius Rufus RE2)

Changes

13.12.2017 New header, literature list plus some updates

RE1 CIL-1-2247

Cn. Mescinius

on Delos 100

probably a merchant

RE2 Nic233

brothers

RE2 Nic231

RE1

M. Mindius

L. Mescinius Rufus

Q. Mescinius

from Veletri ?

from Velletri ?

ment 59 at Cremona

eques, negotiator

q 51 of Cicero in Cilicia

status unknown

ment in Cilicia 50

proq 50 in Cilicia

† by 46

ment 49-46

~ Oppia

↓

? or grdson

REPUBLIC

IMPERIAL

RE4 M502

M501

RE3

Mescinius Stra[...]

L. Mescinius Rufus

coins from Chalkis on Euboea

monet 16 BC

procos Achaia sub Augustus

Stra = strategos ?

Stra = Strabo ?

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