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Denarius - Augustus C MARIVS C F TRO IIIVIR
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 13 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse lettering | AVGVSTVS (Translation: Augustus.) |
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| Reverse lettering | C MARIVS C F TRO IIIVIR (Translation: Caius Marius Caii Filius Tromentina, Triumvir. Gaius Marius, son of Gaius, of the Tromentina tribe, moneyer (Triumvir Monetalis).) |
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C. Marius, son of Caius, of the Tromenina tribe, served as one of the tresviri monetales — the board of three junior magistrates responsible for Rome's mint — almost certainly in 13 BC, a year when Augustus was overhauling state finances in the lead-up to his fourth census. The tresviri retained nominal authority over coin design well into the Principate, though by this point their independence was largely ceremonial; Augustus controlled the message.
RIC I 399 is a reasonably well-documented type but not abundant in the market. The moneyer C. Marius is otherwise historically obscure beyond his mint tenure.