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GENS MARCIA. Denarius. (Ar. 3.37g / 19mm). 148 BC Rome. (FFC 848; Crawford 215/1). Anv: Head of Rome to the right, in front of X, in back legend: LIBO. Rev: The Dioscuri on horseback to the right, above stars, below legend: Q MARC, in exergue: ROMA. Good Very Fine. Of plebeian origin, they claimed to be descended from Anco Marcio, the fourth king of Rome, from whom he even took his image to mint coins. Another attempt or instrument of legitimation came from the use of the "nomen rex" and the widespread certainty that they were part of the first hundred families of Rome. However, we will have to wait until 357 BC to find the first member of this family at the Consulate.
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Lot 118