Description: Roman Republic Coin M. Papirius Carbo Struck circa 122 BC in Rome Silver AR denarius (17mm, 3.89 gm, 6h) Certification: NGC AU Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5 Reference: Crawford 276/1. Sydenham 423. Papiria 6. Obverse: Head of Roma right, wearing pendent earring, beaded necklace, and winged helmet surmounted by griffin crest; X (mark of value) below chin, branch behind. Reverse: M•CARBO, Jupiter driving quadriga galloping right, brandishing thunderbolt in right hand, scepter and reins in left; ROMA in partial frame below. Coin Notes: NGC Population Guide: 1 out of 2 in this grade, no higher grade available. See the Genuine History Collection M. Papirius Carbo was one of the moneyers for the year 122 BC. He may have served as Praetor in Sicily.Gens Papiria was an ancient patrician family at Rome. According to tradition, the Papirii had already achieved prominence in the time of the kings, and the first Rex Sacrorum was a member of this gens. Lucius Papirius Mugillanus was the first of the Papirii to obtain the consulship in 444 BC. The patrician members of the family regularly occupied the highest offices of the Roman state down to the time of the Punic Wars. Most of the Papirii who held office under the later Republic belonged to various plebeian branches of the family.Among the plebeian branches of the Papiria gens, the most important was that surnamed Carbo, referring to a piece of coal or charcoal; metaphorically, something black, or of little value. The Papirii Carbones appear in the first half of the second century BC, and continued down to the time of Cicero.In 122 B.C., Marcus Fulvius Flaccus and Gaius Gracchus became tribunes and proposed a number of populist reforms. Gracchus passed a law requiring the state to provide weapons and equipment for the soldiers in the Roman army. The following year Gracchus lost his bid for reelection. When his rivals planned to repeal his populist reforms, Gracchus organized a mass protest. The Senate ordered the protest suppressed by any means necessary. Gaius Gracchus and many of his followers were killed on the streets of Rome in a pitched battle with the consul Lucius Opimius, and a force of senators and equites. Later Opimius established a tribunal that condemned 3,000 of Gracchus supporters to death.
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Certification: NGC
KM Number: Crawford 276/1 , Sydenham 423. Papiria 6
Era: Ancient
Denomination: Denarius
Country/Region of Manufacture: Italy
Historical Period: Roman: Republic (300 BC-27 BC)
Variety: 1 out of 2 in this Grade via NGC Population Guide
Year: 122 BC
Grade: AU
Composition: Silver
Date: Circa 122 BC
Certification Number: 6155640-003
Cleaned/Uncleaned: Uncleaned
