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106 BC NGC F L. Scipio Asiaticus Roman Republic Denarius Quadriga Thunderbolt (26101202C)

Regular price $350.00

  • Fine Roman Republic silver denarius coin.
  • Struck by Moneyer Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus at the Rome Mint 106 BC.
  • CRR 576, approx. 20mm.
  • An attractive example featuring head of Jupiter and Jupiter riding in quadriga, very nice in hand.
  • Certified by NGC to F (with no problems).
  • Obverse: Head of Jupiter, left, laureate; control-letter V below chin.
  • Reverse:  L•SCIP•ASIAG, Jupiter in quadriga galloping right, holding scepter and reins in left hand, hurling thunderbolt with right hand.
  • Jupiter is the king of the gods in Roman mythology. He was the god of the sky and thunder. The Romans attributed Jupiter with all the powers of the heavens namely rain, thunder, and his primary weapon, lightning.