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Clodius Macer. Usurper, AD 68. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.16 g, 6h). Legionary issue. Carthage mint. Group III. L CLODI MACRI, S C below, draped bust of Victory right, with wings spread upward / LIB downward on left, AVG upward on right, LEG III across lower field, aquila between two signa. RIC I 15; Hewitt 21-4, Group C/1 (unlisted dies); RSC 4. Toned, scratches. Fine. Extremely rare. Includes a Certificate of Authenticity from Rasiel Suarez, no. 652.
Clodius Macer, propraetore in North Africa, rose in rebellion against the reign of Nero during the Civil War in the spring of AD 68. The legion he commanded was Legio III Augusta, based in Numidia. He includes S C (senatus consulto) on his denarii, most likely to show that his revolt was not against the senate, but against Nero. All of Macer's coins are extremely rare, with fewer than 85 coins of all types known.
Clodius Macer, propraetore in North Africa, rose in rebellion against the reign of Nero during the Civil War in the spring of AD 68. The legion he commanded was Legio III Augusta, based in Numidia. He includes S C (senatus consulto) on his denarii, most likely to show that his revolt was not against the senate, but against Nero. All of Macer's coins are extremely rare, with fewer than 85 coins of all types known.