- Extremely Fine Roman Republic AR silver denarius coin.
- Struck for moneyer L. Lucretius Trio at the Rome Mint, c. 76/4 BC.
- Crawford 390/1, Approx. 20mm, 3.85g.
- Well struck in fine style and attractively toned, very appealing in hand.
- Obverse: Radiate head of Sol right.
- Reverse: TRIO L LVCRETI, Crescent surrounded by seven stars.
- Certified by NGC to XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 5/5 (rare near max subgrades with NO problems).
- Sol was the sun god and a majestic figure who drove a flaming chariot across the sky each day.
- Crescent and seven stars: Latin Septentriones refers to the seven stars in Ursa Major that make up the Big Dipper, or sometimes to the seven stars in Ursa Minor that comprise the Little Dipper.