Caius Coelius Caldus was one of the moneyers for the year 104 BC.
He was a consul in 94 BC alongside his colleague Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus. During Sulla's second civil war he tried in conjunction with Gaius Carrinas and Brutus to help Gaius Marius the Younger by preventing Pompey from joining his forces to Sulla, but failed.
His grandson and namesake struck coins bearing his portrait in 51 BC.
He was a consul in 94 BC alongside his colleague Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus. During Sulla's second civil war he tried in conjunction with Gaius Carrinas and Brutus to help Gaius Marius the Younger by preventing Pompey from joining his forces to Sulla, but failed.
His grandson and namesake struck coins bearing his portrait in 51 BC.
Obverse: head of Roma left wearing winged helmet
Reverse: Victory in biga left CALD G
Diameter:
19 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.9 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.9 g
Moneyer was consul in 94 BC. In 107 BC, he was elected tribune of the plebs and passed a lex tabellaria, which ordained that in the courts of justice the votes should be given by means of tables in cases of high treason. He was a praetor in 100 or 99 BC, and proconsul of Hispania Citerior the following year. This is represented by standard on the obverse along with emblem of the conquered town Clunia.
Crawford 318/1b, RSC I Coelia 3, Sydenham 582a, SRCV I 196 var.