Coin Triumvir and praetor Lucius Roscius Fabatus

Lucius Roscius Fabatus was a Roman praetor, a representative of a Plebeian family mentioned in sources that describe the late republican period and the events of the early Empire. Little is known about the childhood of Lucius Roscius. He probably spent his early years in Lanuvia (Latium region). In 64 BC, Fabat held the position of a coin triumvir - an official responsible for minting coins. During his lifetime, denarii were published with the image of Juno of Lanuvia (Juno Sospita) on the obverse and with a female figure opposite a snake on the reverse. The coins on both sides show parts of the name of Fabat: "L•ROSCI" and "FABATI".

In 54 BC, Fabat led the XIII Legion, serving in the army of Julius Caesar. He spent the winter in Armorica (the northwestern part of France), which was part of Gaul. Fabat was planned to be attacked by local tribes, but they abandoned the plan after learning about Caesar's victory over the German tribe of the Eburones. Later, when Lucius Roscius held the post of praetor in the 40s BC, a civil war broke out in ancient Rome. Even at the very beginning of the conflict between Caesar and Gnaeus Pompey, Fabat participated in attempts to hold peace talks to prevent an armed clash. However, it was not possible to organize negotiations.

The name of Roscius got into the sources describing the Mutin War-an episode of the civil war, during which there was a clash between the Senate and Caesar's supporters after the death of their leader. Lucius Roscius Fabatus died in 43 BC during the battle of the Gallic Forum.