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Caius Marcius Censorinus
Caius Marcius Censorinus


Gens: Marcia
Moneyer: Caius Marcius Censorinus
Date and mint: 88 BC - Rome


Obverse: Together heads of Numa Pompilius (bearded) and Anco Marcio, right. Dotted border.
Legend:
Symbols: Obverse field, control mark | Reverse below, Control symbol

Reverse: Desultor, right, with conical cap and whip in his right hand. Dotted border.
Legend: C CENSO

Comment: He accused Sulla of bribery, but did not appear on the day of trial. Later, he was on Mario's side. After a long military history, he ended up captured and beheaded in 82 BC

Provenance: Roma Numismatics (2020)
Price: 1,060
346/1c
346/1c
Image courtesy of: Roma Numismatics

Other references

Crawford: 346/1c
DR: 372
BMCRR (Grueber): Roma 2386
B (Babelon): Marcia 18
RSC (Seaby): Marcia 18d
FFC (Fdez., Fdez., Calicó): 859, 860
RC / RCV (D. Sear): 256
CRI (Sear Imperators) 49 - 27 BC:
CRR (Sydenham): 713e
Cal (Calicó): 943a, 943c
RBW:
Other authors:

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