Lot 3749

Description

M. Marcius, Mn.f., (134 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.96 g), obv. Roma head right, * below chin, modius behind, dotted border, rev. Victory in biga, M.MAR C monogram below divided by two corn ears, RO MA in exergue, (S.122, Cr.245/1, Syd.500, RSC Marcia 8). Original mint bloom, good extremely fine and rare as such.

Ex CNG Triton 1, December 2-3, 1997 (lot 1095) with ticket, previously from the Goodman Collection.
A son of Mn. Marcius, who during his aedileship c.154 B.C., was the first to distribute corn to the people at one per modius. The symbols on the obverse and reverse refer to this event.