Outstanding Scipio Africanus


Cn. Blasio Cn.f. AR Denarius, 112-111 BC. Obv. Helmeted head right (Scipio Africanus the Elder or Blasio?); above, barred X; behind, tripod; before, CN·BLASIO·CN·F. Rev. Jupiter standing facing between Juno and Minerva; in field, palm-branch; on right, cornucopiae; in exergue, eagle between RO-MA. Cr. 296/1j; B. (Cornelia) 20. 3.90 g. 18.00 mm. A superb portrait, from a masterly engraved obverse die. Good VF/VF.