Roman Republic, Cn. Papirius Carbo, AR Denarius, Roma & Jupiter - 121 BCE - Roman Republic

Includes glass top leatherette display box.

• Origin: Roman Republic
• Authority: Cn. Papirius Carbo (issuer)
• Date: 121 BCE
• Denomination: AR (silver) denarius
• Mint: City of Rome
• Size: 20mm, 3.58g
• Type Number: RRC 279/1
• Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma, right, with curl on left shoulder. Border of dots.
• Reverse: CARB ROMA - Jupiter in quadriga, right, holding sceptre and reins in left hand and hurling thunderbolt with right hand. Line border.
• Notes: Roma was a female deity who personified the city of Rome and, more broadly, the Roman state. Jupiter was the Roman god of the sky and thunder, equivalent to the Greek god Zeus. He was also the king of gods in both Roman and Greek mythology.

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