DR-242 | Crawford: 289/1
Marcus Cipius
Marcus Cipius
Gens: Cipia
Moneyer: Marcus Cipius
Date and mint: 115 BC/114 BC - Rome
Obverse: Bust of Roma with helmet, right. Dotted border.
Legend: M CIPI M F
Symbols: Obverse behind, x | Reverse below, Rudder
Reverse: Victoria in biga, right, reins in left hand and palm branch in right. Dotted border.
Legend: ROMA
Comment: The author of this denarius is mentioned by Cicero, he belongs to the Cipia family of plebeian origin, he was tribune of the plebs and quaestor. The rudder on the back must refer to some member of this family, but the details are not known.
Provenance: Roma Numismatics (2019)
Price: 2,930 €
Other references
| Crawford: | 289/1 |
| DR: | 242 |
| BMCRR (Grueber): | Italia 522 |
| B (Babelon): | Cipia 1 |
| RSC (Seaby): | Cipia 1 |
| FFC (Fdez., Fdez., Calicó): | 563 |
| RC / RCV (D. Sear): | 166 |
| CRI (Sear Imperators) 49 - 27 BC: | |
| CRR (Sydenham): | 546 |
| Cal (Calicó): | 422 |
| RBW: | 1118 |
| Other authors: |
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