M. Marcius Mn.f., 134 BC. Denarius (Silver, 18mm, 3.94 g 6), Rome. Helmeted head of Roma to right, wearing earring and pearl necklace; behind, modius; before, value mark. Rev. Victory in biga to right, holding reins in her left hand and whip in her right; below, M MAR C and ROMA, divided by two corn-ears. Babelon (Marcia) 8. Crawford 245/1. Sydenham 500. A brilliant piece, but with a metal fault on the reverse. Struck on a short flan, otherwise, virtually as struck.
From a Swiss collection formed in the 1990s.