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<p>[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 2281841, member: 76194"]The Fundanius denarii depicts a Roman triumph. It was made in 101 BCE. Whether it actually commemorates Marius or not, I have no idea. However, that motif is not really something rare in Roman coins. A lot of coins around that period depicted victory riding in a chariot drawn by horses.Nothing generally to do with Marius. </p><p><br /></p><p>The second one is victory placing a wreath on a trophy....not a person. Look at it closely, it is most definitely not intended to be a real person she is crowning.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 2281841, member: 76194"]The Fundanius denarii depicts a Roman triumph. It was made in 101 BCE. Whether it actually commemorates Marius or not, I have no idea. However, that motif is not really something rare in Roman coins. A lot of coins around that period depicted victory riding in a chariot drawn by horses.Nothing generally to do with Marius. The second one is victory placing a wreath on a trophy....not a person. Look at it closely, it is most definitely not intended to be a real person she is crowning.[/QUOTE]
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