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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clavdivs, post: 4023452, member: 93702&quot;]Thought I would post my first coin of 2020 here - why?</p><p><b>Well it&#039;s Saturday night</b> <b>... why not???</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I only own one other Republican coin so was very happy to add this one from a fellow CoinTalk member for a very fair price of $40.</p><p>While the coin is far from perfect I think it is a very nice example of this type (especially for the price paid).</p><p>While my preliminary research has really found very little information on the Moneyer M. Papirius Carbo (other than from a very old Patrician family .. with a member being Consul three times.. was that this Papirius Carbo?.. I am not sure. Any info from our members is appreciated).</p><p><br /></p><p>From a historical perspective I was attracted to this coin simply by the date of strike: <b>122 BC</b> ...</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>&quot;Gaius Gracchus</b> was elected to the office of Tribune in the years 123 BC and 122 BC and his reformative policies while in office prompted a constitutional crisis and his death at the hands of the Roman Senate in 121 BC.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I am very happy to own a coin struck while a Gracchi was in office.. nice bit of history to add to my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1058170[/ATTACH]</p><p>M CARBO ROMAN REPUBLIC</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>OBVERSE: Helmeted head of Roma right, laurel branch behind, X below chin</p><p>REVERSE: Jupiter driving quadriga right holding thunderbolt &amp; eagle tipped scepter, M CARBO below horses, ROMA in ex.</p><p>Struck at Rome 122 BC</p><p>3.87g, 18.33mm[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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