Obverse: Diademed head of Ancus Marcius right with lituus to left. Reverse: Equestrian statue right on aqueduct with flower below horse.

Ancus Marcius, the legendary fourth king of Rome and grandson of Numa Pompilius, was claimed as the ancestor of the Marcii Reges and thus of the moneyer's gens; the lituus alludes to the augural office held in the family.

The equestrian statue stands atop the Aqua Marcia, the aqueduct built in 144 BC by the moneyer's ancestor Q. Marcius Rex as praetor, the longest and most celebrated of Rome's Republican aqueducts.

Lightly toned with slight porosity and a small deposit on the obverse. Banker's marks present.

Iridescent toning, slightly off center, a few minor marks

Toned with some iridescence, reverse somewhat off center

Attractively toned with iridescence, trace obverse die rust, a few scratches mostly under tone, tiny test cut and scratches under tone at edge

Deep iridescent toning, obverse metal flaw, reverse off center

Bright surfaces with some slight porosity and faint hairlines

Light iridescent toning, lustrous surface, reverse slightly off center, hairlines present

Iridescent obverse with die flaws; reverse off center

Iridescent toning with mark on reverse under tone.

Light iridescent toning, granularity, reverse struck somewhat off center

Iridescent toning, minor flan flaw and deposit on reverse

Deeply toned with some scratches visible under the tone and deposits on the reverse.

Deeply toned with scrape and cleaning scratches on reverse.

Lightly toned with banker's mark on obverse

Dark, slightly iridescent tone with bankers' marks and a few scratches under tone.

Lightly toned with a spot of die rust on the obverse.

Old cabinet toning, minor marks and deposits

Old cabinet toning with minor marks and deposits

Lightly toned with some scratches and marks

Iridescent toning with a couple long scratches on the obverse and a few light scratches on the reverse.

Toned with some iridescence, areas of weak strike and find patina

Struck on a broad flan with some residual luster, a couple of metal flaws on obverse, light graffito on reverse

Toned with scattered porosity. Reverse struck off center.

Light iridescent toning, a few light marks, obverse banker's mark, reverse die rust

Toned with porosity. Obverse shows bankers' marks and scratches. Reverse has a metal flaw.

Well-struck with full luster on both sides.

Lustrous with a hint of toning, obverse struck slightly off center, a few light marks and scratches.

Attractive cabinet toning, struck slightly off center

Light iridescent toning, minor striking weakness

Iridescent toning with a few light marks and minor deposits

Toned with some light scratches and marks. Die break on Ancus' mouth.

Iridescent toning with a couple of long scratches on the obverse.

Toned with some iridescence. Banker's mark on obverse. Long die scratch on obverse passing through the border.

Iridescent toning, bankers' marks on obverse, light scratches, reverse struck off center


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Denarius of L. Marcius PhilippusCrawford 425/1

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