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Denarius Plaetoria: Marcus Plaetorius Cestianus, M•PLAETORI CEST•EX•S•C
| Issuer | Roman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC) |
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| Year | 69 BC |
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| Value | Denarius (1) |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of a youthful male figure facing right, with long flowing hair rendered in fine wavy strands; a control mark appears in the field behind the head. The portrait is executed in a vigorous late-Republican style with confident engraving. The field is plain and the design is anepigraphic. The entire design is enclosed within a border of dots. |
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| Reverse description | A large winged caduceus depicted vertically at center, with wings spread symmetrically at the top and serpents entwined around the staff below. The moneyer's inscription is divided across the field, with elements appearing to the left and right of the central device. The composition is balanced and emblematic of Mercury, deity of commerce. The design is enclosed within a border of dots. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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