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Crawford 245/1, ROMAN REPUBLIC, M. Marcius, AR Denarius
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Rome, The Republic.
M. Marcius, 134 BCE.
AR Denarius (3.95g; 19mm).
Rome Mint.
Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma facing right; modius behind; * below chin.
Reverse: Victory in biga galloping right; two wheat ears and M-MAR-C below; RO-MA in exergue.
References: Crawford 245/1; Sydenham 500; BMCRR 1008-13; Marcia 8.
One of the moneyer’s ancestors was an aedile in charge grain distribution to the Roman people, and the modius and wheat ears refer to this family connection.
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