Hill, George Francis: Historical Roman coins: from the earliest times to the reign of Augustus (London: Constable & Co. Ltd, 1909)

HISTORICAL ROMAN COINS

Rev. Head of Sol r., radiate; in front, circular
shield ; behind, oblong shield with
thunderbolt device; inscr. CALDVS,
III VIR.
Silver denari us. 3’97 grammes (61'3 grains). B.M.C. I., p. 474,
No. 3833.
44. Obv. Similar head and inscription; behind, a
vexillum inscribed HIS; in front, a
standard in the form of a boar.
Rev. An epulo preparing a lectisternium; at
either end of the couch, a trophy, one
with circular, the other with oblong
shield; inscr. LCALDVSVIl-VIREPVL-
C-CALDVS IMP A X, and CALDVS III
VIR (various ligatures).
Silver denarius. 4'15 grammes (64'1 grains). B.M.C. I., p. 475,
No. 387.
The descendants of C. Coelius Caldus were extremely
proud of their ancestor, the homo novus to whom the
honourable position of the family in the last century
of the Republic was due. These coins were struck
by C. Coelius Caldus, his grandson; their precise date
is uncertain, some (as Mommsen) giving them to
about 54 b.c., while de Salis prefers 61 b.c. The
moneyer, as one of the monetary triumvirate, signs
his coins Caldus Illvir.
The elder C. Coelius Caldus was tribune of the
plebs in 106 b.c. In this capacity he impeached
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