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Denarius Plaetoria: Marcus Plaetorius Cestianus, CESTIANVS S•C / M•PLAETORIVS M•F AED•CVR
| Issuer | Roman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC) |
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| Year | 67 BC |
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| Weight | 3.77 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | CESTIANVS S•C (Translation: Cestianus, By Decree of the Senate) |
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Marcus Plaetorius Cestianus served as curule aedile in 67 BC, the magistracy recorded directly in his moneyer inscription — an unusually explicit title for a Republican denarius. The S•C on these issues indicates senatorial authorization, though the precise circumstances prompting that sanction remain debated. Cestianus struck several distinct types during his tenure, and RRC 409 catalogues the full sequence; this piece represents one of the more readily attributed varieties within that group.