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<p>[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 3232150, member: 91461"]Great coin and fun idea!</p><p>Early on I thought these coins were celebrating the GREAT general Marius. Oh the sadness finding that there were no coins made for someone who did sooooooo much all while being a novice homo (if you don't know what it means, it doesn't mean that<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p>Anyway, here's a coin from some old schmuck with the same name as the ancient hero.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]844260[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]844261[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>C.MariusC.f.Capito</p><p>81 BC. RomeSerratus AR</p><p>17mm., 3,63g.</p><p>Draped bust of Ceres right,</p><p>wearing wreath of grain ears,</p><p>anchor below chin / Ploughman</p><p>with yoke of oxen left, inverted T</p><p>above.</p><p>nearly very fine</p><p>Crawford 378/1c; Sydenham</p><p>744b; Maria 9.Former Savoca</p><p>C.MariusC.f.Capito</p><p>81 BCE. AR plated Serrate</p><p>Denarius (17mm, 3.94 g,</p><p>6h). Rome mint. Wreathed</p><p>and draped bust of Ceres</p><p>right; LXXVIII at end of</p><p>legend, [cornucopia] below</p><p>chin / Husbandman with</p><p>yoke of oxen ploughing left;</p><p>LXXVIII above. Crawford</p><p>378/1c; Sydenham 744b;</p><p>Maria 9.</p><p>L.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 3232150, member: 91461"]Great coin and fun idea! Early on I thought these coins were celebrating the GREAT general Marius. Oh the sadness finding that there were no coins made for someone who did sooooooo much all while being a novice homo (if you don't know what it means, it doesn't mean that;)) Anyway, here's a coin from some old schmuck with the same name as the ancient hero. [ATTACH=full]844260[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]844261[/ATTACH] C.MariusC.f.Capito 81 BC. RomeSerratus AR 17mm., 3,63g. Draped bust of Ceres right, wearing wreath of grain ears, anchor below chin / Ploughman with yoke of oxen left, inverted T above. nearly very fine Crawford 378/1c; Sydenham 744b; Maria 9.Former Savoca C.MariusC.f.Capito 81 BCE. AR plated Serrate Denarius (17mm, 3.94 g, 6h). Rome mint. Wreathed and draped bust of Ceres right; LXXVIII at end of legend, [cornucopia] below chin / Husbandman with yoke of oxen ploughing left; LXXVIII above. Crawford 378/1c; Sydenham 744b; Maria 9. L.[/QUOTE]
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