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<p>[QUOTE="Bing, post: 2437130, member: 44132"]Welcome rg3</p><p><br /></p><p>About 56 BC, the moneyer L. Marcius Philippus honored Q. Marcius Rex with a coin bearing the image of 'his' aqueduct, the Aqua Marcia. The obverse of this denarius shows a bust of Ancus Marcius, behind Lituus augurum, the letters ANCVS, apparently referring to the mythical ancestor <i>Ancus Marcius</i> - the fourth king of Rome.</p><p>The reverse side shows an equestrian statue based on five arches and the name of the moneyer PHILIPPVS. Within the arches one reads AQVA MR (<b>Aqua Marcia</b>). Here the builder <i>Q Marcius Rex</i> is represented together with the aqueduct which is named after him.</p><p>Note that the moneyer also belongs to the Marcia family.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]507254[/ATTACH]</p><p>L MARCUS PHILIPPUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS MARCIA</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>OBVERSE: Diademed head of Ancus Marcius right, lituus hehind, ANCVS below</p><p>REVERSE: Equestrian statue right on an arcade of five arches; flower below horse, AQVA MAR between arches, PHILLIVS behind</p><p>Rome 56 BC</p><p>3.06g</p><p>Cr425/1, Marcia 28, Syd 919[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bing, post: 2437130, member: 44132"]Welcome rg3 About 56 BC, the moneyer L. Marcius Philippus honored Q. Marcius Rex with a coin bearing the image of 'his' aqueduct, the Aqua Marcia. The obverse of this denarius shows a bust of Ancus Marcius, behind Lituus augurum, the letters ANCVS, apparently referring to the mythical ancestor [I]Ancus Marcius[/I] - the fourth king of Rome. The reverse side shows an equestrian statue based on five arches and the name of the moneyer PHILIPPVS. Within the arches one reads AQVA MR ([B]Aqua Marcia[/B]). Here the builder [I]Q Marcius Rex[/I] is represented together with the aqueduct which is named after him. Note that the moneyer also belongs to the Marcia family. [ATTACH=full]507254[/ATTACH] L MARCUS PHILIPPUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS MARCIA AR Denarius OBVERSE: Diademed head of Ancus Marcius right, lituus hehind, ANCVS below REVERSE: Equestrian statue right on an arcade of five arches; flower below horse, AQVA MAR between arches, PHILLIVS behind Rome 56 BC 3.06g Cr425/1, Marcia 28, Syd 919[/QUOTE]
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