5. Cn.CorneliusCinnaMagnus, son of No. 3, and therefore grandson of Pompey, whence
he received the surname of Magnus. Though he sided with Antony against Octavius, he was
preferred to a priesthood by the conqueror, and became consul in A. D.
5. (Senec. de Clem. 1.9; D. C. 55.14.
22.) [H.G.L]
The name of Cinna occurs, in the form of Cina, on asses, semisses, and
trientes. A specimen of one is given below: the obverse represents the head of Janus, the
reverse the prow of a ship.