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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: CAPIT
Symbols: Obverse before, Control symbol | Obverse after legend, control-number | Reverse above, control-number

Reverse: Aradaman with team of oxen, left. Dotted border.
Legend: C MARI C F / 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: Classical Numismatic group (2019)
Price: 2,403
378/1c
378/1c
Image courtesy of: Classical Numismatic group (CNG)

Other references

Crawford: 378/1c
DR: 453
BMCRR (Grueber): Roma 2855 a 2890
B (Babelon): Maria 9
RSC (Seaby): Maria 9
FFC (Fdez., Fdez., Calicó): 901
RC / RCV (D. Sear): 300
CRI (Sear Imperators) 49 - 27 BC:
CRR (Sydenham): 744b
Cal (Calicó): 968
RBW:
Other authors:

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