Why is are Marcellini mentioned here? Here’s S-B:
Crawford thought that the Moneyer of c. 50 BCE (RRC 439/1) was the same as the Quaestor of 48 BCE.
None of this explains though why the consul was being congratulated by Cicero on the successes of the Marcellini… The family bond between these men is very distant, but perhaps the young man was using the connection to his advantage nonetheless….
Anyway Cic. F. 15.10 certainly makes me think Crawford was right to assign this coin to this year….
Liv Mariah Yarrow 