Cn. Domititius Ahenobarbus. Denarius

Cn. Domititius Ahenobarbus; 128 BC, Denarius, 3.86g. Crawford-261/1, RBW-1056, Syd-514. Obv: Head of Roma r. wearing winged helmet; behind, grain ear; before, star (mark of value). Rx: ROMA / CN DOM, Victory in biga r. holding whip and reins; below, man fighting lion. The fight scene depicted under the biga and the grain ear together probably refers to the games and distributions of produce offered to the Roman people by an aedile as a way to gain favor and advance along the cursus honorum.. VF