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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: Reverse above, control mark | Reverse exergue, control mark

Reverse: Horse galloping to the right, with bridle. Dotted border.
Legend: C CENSooC 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: Numismatica Ars Classica (2012)
Price: 625
346/2b
346/2b
Image courtesy of: Numismatica Ars Classica

Other references

Crawford: 346/2b
DR: 380
BMCRR (Grueber): Roma 2394-2403, 2404-2405, 2406-2409, 2410-2413
B (Babelon): Marcia 19
RSC (Seaby): Marcia 19 a 19f
FFC (Fdez., Fdez., Calicó): 864 a 875
RC / RCV (D. Sear): 257
CRI (Sear Imperators) 49 - 27 BC:
CRR (Sydenham): 714 a 714e
Cal (Calicó): 944-951, 952a-952b, 952d, 952f
RBW:
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