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Caius Coelius Caldus
Caius Coelius Caldus


Gens: Coelia
Moneyer: Caius Coelius Caldus
Date and mint: 51 BC - Rome


Obverse: Bust of C. Coelius Caldus, right. Dotted border.
Legend: C COEL CALDVS COS
Symbols: Obverse before, Wild boar | Obverse behind, Banner

Reverse: Table with figure (by L. Coelius Caldus) behind, preparing épulum; on table, inscription; on the left, trophy with Macedonian shield; To the right, trophy with crest and oval shield decorated with a lightning bolt. Dotted border.
Legend: L CALDVS / VIIVIR EPVL CCALDVS IMP A X CAALDVS IIIVIR

Comment: On the obverse of the coin appears the bust of the moneyer man's grandfather who was first Consul in the year 94 BC and then Governor of Hispania Citerior

Provenance: Numismatica Ars Classica (2023)
Price: 20,513
437/2a
437/2a
Image courtesy of: Numismatica Ars Classica

Other references

Crawford: 437/2a
DR: 586
BMCRR (Grueber): Roma 3837, 3838
B (Babelon): Coelia 7
RSC (Seaby): Coelia 7, 7a
FFC (Fdez., Fdez., Calicó): 576, 577
RC / RCV (D. Sear): 404
CRI (Sear Imperators) 49 - 27 BC:
CRR (Sydenham): 894, 894a
Cal (Calicó): 443, 444
RBW:
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