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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Roman Republic| > |211-100 B.C.| > RR88365
Roman Republic, Marcus Vargunteius, c. 130 B.C.
|211-100| |B.C.|, |Roman| |Republic,| |Marcus| |Vargunteius,| |c.| |130| |B.C.|, The Romans regarded Jupiter as the equivalent of Greek Zeus, and in Latin literature and Roman art, the myths and iconography of Zeus are adapted under the name Iuppiter. In the Greek-influenced tradition, Jupiter was the brother of Neptune and Pluto. Each presided over one of the three realms of the universe: sky, the waters, and the underworld.
RR88365. Silver denarius, Crawford 257/1, Sydenham 507, RSC I Vargunteius 1, BMCRR I Rome 1068, Russo RBW 1048, SRCV I 133, aVF, light tone, light and scratches marks, minor flan wave, slightest porosity, Rome mint, weight 3.700g, maximum diameter 19.5mm, die axis 15o, c. 130 B.C.; obverse head of Roma left in winged helmet, crest with griffin head, peaked visor in three pieces, wearing single drop earring and necklace, hair in three locks, M VARG (VAR ligate) behind, X (XVI ligature, mark of value=16 asses) below chin; reverse Jupiter in a slow quadriga right, nude to the waist, upright branch in right hand, thunderbolt and reins in left hand, ROMA in exergue; SOLD











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