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Denarius Marsic Confederation, Corfinium
| Issuer | Marsic Confederation (Social War) |
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| Year | 89 BC |
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| Value | Denarius (1) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of the personification of Italia facing right, rendered in the Italic artistic tradition with strong, emphatic features. The legend ITALIA descends behind the effigy, while the mark of value XVI appears upward before the face. The portrait exhibits a bold, deeply engraved style characteristic of the Social War coinage struck at the rebel capital of Corfinium. |
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| Obverse lettering | ITALIA XVI |
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The Marsic Confederation was the governing body of the Italian allies during the Social War (91–87 BC), their revolt against Rome driven by the long-denied demand for full Roman citizenship. Corfinium, renamed Italica and briefly declared the rebel capital, was where this coinage was struck — a deliberate act of political defiance, producing Roman-style silver to fund a war against Rome itself. The conflict ultimately ended not in Italian defeat but in Roman concession: the Lex Julia of 90 BC and Lex Plautia Papiria of 89 BC extended citizenship to most Italian communities, rendering the confederation's cause won even as fighting continued.