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M. Plaetorius Cestianus. AR Denarius, Rome mint, 69 BC. Obv. Male head right; on the left, bucranium. Rev. Caduceus; on the left, CEST·EX·S·C; on the right, M·PLAETORI. Cr. 405/5; B. 5 (Plaetoria). 3.98 g. 17.50 mm. Sound metal and full weight. A superb and lustrous example. EF. The series issued by Plaetorius Cestianus, probably on the occasion of the celebration of the Ludi Floreales, is amongst the most beautiful of the Roman Republican Coinage.