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Denarius MARS ADSERTOR, Libertas and Mars
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 68-69 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | MARS ADSERTOR (Translation: Mars Adsertor. Mars, the defender.) |
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Struck in the name of Clodius Macer, the short-lived governor of Africa who revolted against Nero in 68 AD, this denarius belongs to one of the most politically charged series in the entire first century. Macer controlled Rome's grain supply from Carthage — a chokehold on the capital's food imports that gave him leverage no military force alone could match. He was assassinated on Galba's orders before the year was out, and his coin production ceased abruptly with him.
The types invoking Mars as liberator reflect Macer's explicit positioning of his revolt as liberation from Neronian tyranny. His issues are among the very few Republican-style denarii struck outside Rome by a provincial commander claiming quasi-independent authority.