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<p>[QUOTE="red_spork, post: 2282134, member: 74282"]As far as the identity of the triumphator, here is what Crawford says in "Roman Republic Coinage"(Note that "1" refers to the denarius, "2" refers to the quinarius of this same moneyer):</p><p><br /></p><p>"The Gallic carnyx(for which see on no 281) on 2 makes the reverse type as a whole a clear reference to Marius' victories over the Cimbri and Teutones; the triumphator on 1 may therefore perhaps be regarded as Marius himself, the rider on the near horse as Marius' son, now aged 8(cf. W. Ehlers, RE viiA, 508; compare no. 402)"</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't have access to the work by Ehlers but the "281" referenced is the denarius with Janus that is posted above[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="red_spork, post: 2282134, member: 74282"]As far as the identity of the triumphator, here is what Crawford says in "Roman Republic Coinage"(Note that "1" refers to the denarius, "2" refers to the quinarius of this same moneyer): "The Gallic carnyx(for which see on no 281) on 2 makes the reverse type as a whole a clear reference to Marius' victories over the Cimbri and Teutones; the triumphator on 1 may therefore perhaps be regarded as Marius himself, the rider on the near horse as Marius' son, now aged 8(cf. W. Ehlers, RE viiA, 508; compare no. 402)" I don't have access to the work by Ehlers but the "281" referenced is the denarius with Janus that is posted above[/QUOTE]
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