DR-591 | Crawford: 437/4b
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, Carnyx, Spear

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 EP IMP A X C CALDVS 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 (2007)
Price: 846 €