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Caius Marius Caiusf. Capito
Caius Marius Caiusf. Capito


Gens: Maria
Moneyer: Caius Marius Caiusf. Capito
Date and mint: 81 BC - Rome


Obverse: Bust of Ceres, right, draped. Dotted border.
Legend: C MARI C F CAPIT
Symbols: Obverse after legend, control-number | Reverse above, control-number

Reverse: Aradaman with team of oxen, left. Dotted border.
Legend:

Comment: The author of this denarius may be the son of the famous Marius, seven times Consul and enemy of Sulla. The reverse would allude to the foundations that Marius made in Gaul

Provenance: Numismatica Ars Classica (2012)
Price: 916
378/1a
378/1a
Image courtesy of: Numismatica Ars Classica

Other references

Crawford: 378/1a
DR: 451
BMCRR (Grueber): Roma 2844 a 2852
B (Babelon): Maria 7
RSC (Seaby): Maria 7
FFC (Fdez., Fdez., Calicó): 899
RC / RCV (D. Sear): 299
CRI (Sear Imperators) 49 - 27 BC:
CRR (Sydenham): 744
Cal (Calicó): 966
RBW:
Other authors:

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