77 BC NGC VF Flaccus Roman Denarius Roma Biga Chariot Victory Wreath (26052203C)

Very Fine Roman Republic silver AR denarius coin.

Struck for moneyer L. Rutilius Flaccus 77 BC at the Rome Mint.

Crawford 387/1, S-318, approx. 18mm.

Well struck and centered.

Certified by NGC to VF.

Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma right, FLAC behind.

Reverse: Victory in biga right holding wreath, L RVTILI in ex.

Victory was the personification of military triumph by the Roman Legions.

Lucius Rutilius Flaccus served as a moneyer during the turbulent period following the Social War and during the ascendancy of Sulla, when Rome was experiencing profound political upheaval.