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L. Marcius Philippus, 57 BC. Denarius (Silver, 18mm, 4.13 g 2), Rome. Head of Ancus Marcius to right, wearing diadem; behind, lituus; below, ANCVS. Rev. PHILIPPVS / AQVA MAR Aqueduct, on which stands equestrian statue; at horse's feet, flower. Babelon (Marcia) 29. Crawford 425/1. Sydenham 919a. A lovely and very sharp example with beautiful surfaces and old cabinet toning. Extremely fine.
From the E. J. Haeberlin Collection, but not in the 1933 catalogue.
The reverse commemorates the building of the Aqua Marcia, begun by the praetor Q. Marcius Rex in 144 and finished in 140. Its total cost was 180,000,000 sesterces, much of this coming from the vast spoils Rome received from the destruction of Corinth and Carthage, which both took place in 146. Water from this aqueduct still supplies Rome (it was restored by Agrippa, Hadrian, Septimius Severus, Arcadius, and Honorius, among others). The statue depicted on the coin was erected in his honor atop the collecting basin that was built across from the Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus. The head on the obverse is of the fourth king of Rome, Ancus Marcus, from whom the gens Marcia descended.
From the E. J. Haeberlin Collection, but not in the 1933 catalogue.
The reverse commemorates the building of the Aqua Marcia, begun by the praetor Q. Marcius Rex in 144 and finished in 140. Its total cost was 180,000,000 sesterces, much of this coming from the vast spoils Rome received from the destruction of Corinth and Carthage, which both took place in 146. Water from this aqueduct still supplies Rome (it was restored by Agrippa, Hadrian, Septimius Severus, Arcadius, and Honorius, among others). The statue depicted on the coin was erected in his honor atop the collecting basin that was built across from the Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus. The head on the obverse is of the fourth king of Rome, Ancus Marcus, from whom the gens Marcia descended.