ROMAN REPUBLICAN. C. Naevius Balbus. 79 B.C. AR serrate denarius. 3.88 gm. 18 mm. Rome mint. Diademed head of Venus right; S C behind / Victory driving galloping triga right, holding reins; LVII above (L shown as upside down T), CNÆ B(AL)B in exergue. Crawford 382/1b. Sydenham 769b. RSC Naevia 6. Near Extremely Fine; toned, with iridescence; choice and attractive.

The triga was a chariot type borrowed from the Greeks.