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ROMAN REPUBLIC. C. Coelius Caldus. Circa 52 BC. Silver denarius (3.91 gm). Bare head of C. Coelius Caldus (Cos. 94) right, identifying legend C• COEL• CALDVS• downward before, COS below neck truncation, tabella for assembly trial on charge of perduellio marked L• D behind, dotted border / Head of Sol right, oval and round shields behind and before neck, S above former, CALDVS• IIIVIR before face. RRC 437/1b. Toned. Very fine
Ex CNG Sale 47, 16 September 1998, lot 1296.
Undoubtedly the S stands not for S(ol), as Crawford supposed, for he is unambiguously identified by his radiate crown, but for S(alluvii), the tribe Caldus defeated in Gaul, as Hollstein suggested.
Ex CNG Sale 47, 16 September 1998, lot 1296.
Undoubtedly the S stands not for S(ol), as Crawford supposed, for he is unambiguously identified by his radiate crown, but for S(alluvii), the tribe Caldus defeated in Gaul, as Hollstein suggested.