DR-452 | Crawford: 378/1b
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 exergue, Control symbol
Reverse: Aradaman with team of oxen, left. Dotted border.
Legend: S C
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: Nomos AG (2015)
Price: 1,225 €
Other references
| Crawford: | 378/1b |
| DR: | 452 |
| BMCRR (Grueber): | Roma 2853, 2854 |
| B (Babelon): | Maria 8 |
| RSC (Seaby): | Maria 8 |
| FFC (Fdez., Fdez., Calicó): | 900 |
| RC / RCV (D. Sear): | 299 |
| CRI (Sear Imperators) 49 - 27 BC: | |
| CRR (Sydenham): | 744a |
| Cal (Calicó): | 967 |
| RBW: | |
| Other authors: |
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