Head of Domitius Ahenobarbus right with banker countermarks, Ship prow right with trophy above, Hailing from the prestigious *gens Ahenobarbi*, Domitius Ahenobarbus played a key role in the civil war following Caesar's death. A partisan of the *Optimates*, he joined the camp of Caesar's assassins as they fled to Greece. As commander of the Republican fleet, he was acclaimed *imperator* following a victory in the Ionian Islands and continued the fight against the Triumvirs after the Battle of Philippi. The coin in question alludes to this title, demonstrates his authority as a warlord, and thus places him in the lineage of his "bronze-bearded" ancestors.RRC 519/2; BMC 94; ; Sear 1456, AHENOBAR, CN DO / MITIVS / . IMP