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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 letter

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: Auktionshaus H.D. Rauch (2022)
Price: 55
346/1e
346/1e
Image courtesy of: Auktionshaus H.D. Rauch

Other references

Crawford: 346/1e
DR: 374
BMCRR (Grueber):
B (Babelon): Marcia 18
RSC (Seaby): Marcia 18f
FFC (Fdez., Fdez., Calicó): 862
RC / RCV (D. Sear): 256
CRI (Sear Imperators) 49 - 27 BC:
CRR (Sydenham): 713g
Cal (Calicó): 943h
RBW:
Other authors:

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