Denarius of L. Censorinus

In 82 BC, a denarius was minted by Lucius Marcius Censorinus picturing Apollo and Marsyas the satyr.

[2] The image of Marsyas may be copied from a statue in the Roman Forum at this time, as implied by the pedestal in the field of the coin.

[2] The symbolism may refer to the moneyer’s family line, the gens Marcia, who claimed legendary descent from Marsyas.

[9] L. Marcius Censorinus was a supporter of Marian or Cinnan politics, which advanced the cause of Roman citizenship for Italians during the Social Wars.

[10] Gaius Marcius Censorinus was captured at the Battle of the Colline Gate and beheaded by an order of Sulla, the champion of the Senate's traditional privileges.