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Denarius Marsic Confederation, Campania
| Issuer | Marsic Confederation |
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| Year | 88 BC - 87 BC |
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| Diameter | 18 mm |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Athena facing left, wearing a crested Attic helmet adorned with a laurel wreath and an aegis at the shoulder; a small figure of Victory stands behind, extending a wreath toward the goddess. Three pellets are visible below the chin, likely serving as a control mark. The flan is irregular and the devices are rendered in a bold, somewhat provincial style characteristic of Social War coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Oscan |
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| Reverse description | A fully armed Italic warrior stands facing, head turned to the right, holding a long spear in his right hand and a parazonium (short sword) in his left, with his left foot placed upon an uncertain object, possibly the Roman she-wolf. To the left rises a trophy of arms, symbolizing victories over Rome; to the right appears the forepart of a recumbent bull, the emblematic animal of the Italic peoples and symbol of the allied insurgents. An Oscan control-numeral appears in the exergue. The composition reflects the powerful political and military propaganda of the Social War confederate coinage. |
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