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Type : Denier
Date: 88 AC.
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 950 ‰
Diameter : 17,5 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 3,98 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie légèrement décentrée au revers. Jolis bustes. Usure régulière. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Bustes diadémés et accolés des rois Numa Pompilius barbu et Ancus Marcius, imberbe, à droite ; derrière les têtes, marque de contrôle, V.
Reverse
Reverse legend : C. CENSO À L’EXERGUE/.
Reverse description : Un desultor galopant sur une paire de chevaux à droite, brandissant un fouet de la main droite ; au-dessus de l’exergue, marque de contrôle.
Reverse translation : “Caius [Marcius] Censorinus”, (Caius Marcius Censorinus).
Commentary
Pour ce type, M. Crawford a relevé une estimation de 102 coins de droit et de 113 coins de revers pour neuf variétés différentes. Semble de mêmes coins que l’exemplaire photographié dans le Catàlogo (n° 860). Avec le scorpion comme marque de contrôle, ce denier semble beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent apparaître les différents catalogues généraux. M. Crawford ne l’avait pas relevé dans le tableau des différents monétaires en 1974 pour Caius Marcius Censorinus.
For this type, Mr. Crawford noted an estimate of 102 upright dies and 113 reverse dies for nine different varieties. Seems to have the same corners as the copy photographed in the Catàlogo (n° 860). With the scorpion as a control mark, this coin seems much rarer than the various general catalogs suggest. Mr. Crawford had not noted it in the table of monetary differences in 1974 for Caius Marcius Censorinus
For this type, Mr. Crawford noted an estimate of 102 upright dies and 113 reverse dies for nine different varieties. Seems to have the same corners as the copy photographed in the Catàlogo (n° 860). With the scorpion as a control mark, this coin seems much rarer than the various general catalogs suggest. Mr. Crawford had not noted it in the table of monetary differences in 1974 for Caius Marcius Censorinus
Historical background
MARCIA
(88 BC)
Caius Marcius Censorinus must be identified with one of Marius' followers, more precisely the one who accuses Sylla of embezzlement on his return from the East. As one of the leaders of the Marianist party, he entered Rome with Marius and Cinna in 87 BC and became one of the main instigators of the massacres that followed. Faithful to the memory of Marius, he fought Sylla, but was taken prisoner at the Battle of Porte Colline in 82 BC and executed.
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