L. Sentius C.f. 101 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.95 g, 6h). Rome mint. Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet with peaked visor ornamented with griffin’s head, single-pellet earring, and pearl necklace; (AR)G · PVB / Jupiter, holding reigns and thunderbolt in left hand, scepter in right, driving galloping quadriga right; I below horses; [L ·] SENTI · C · F. Crawford 325/1b; Sydenham 600; Kestner 2617 var. (placement of controls); BMCRR Rome 1651-9 var. (control); CNR 2/5; Sentia 1. Superb EF, underlying luster.
The obverse legend indicates that this issue was struck from the argentum publicum – silver held by the Roman state.
