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Caius Marcius Censorinus
Caius Marcius Censorinus


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


Obverse: Diademed bust of Apollo, right. Dotted border.
Legend:
Symbols: Obverse field, control mark | Reverse above, control mark | Reverse exergue, control mark

Reverse: Horse galloping to the right, with bridle. Dotted border.
Legend: C CENSORI

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: Bertolami Fine Arts (2021)
Price: 50
346/2a
346/2a
Image courtesy of: Bertolami Fine Arts

Other references

Crawford: 346/2a
DR: 379
BMCRR (Grueber): Roma 2414
B (Babelon): Marcia 19
RSC (Seaby): Marcia 19g
FFC (Fdez., Fdez., Calicó): 877 a 883
RC / RCV (D. Sear): 257
CRI (Sear Imperators) 49 - 27 BC:
CRR (Sydenham): 714f
Cal (Calicó): 952h a 952n
RBW:
Other authors:

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