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Cn. Cornelius L.f. Sisenna (118-107 BC). AR denarius (20mm, 3.97 gm, 9h). Rome. SISENA behind, ROMA before, helmeted head of Roma right; below chin, denomination mark / CN. CORNEL. L. F (NE ligate) in exergue, Jupiter, holding thunderbolt, reins, and scepter, driving galloping quadriga right, trampling Typhon below; above, radiate head of Sol left and crescent; in left and right fields, star. Crawford 310/1. Sydenham 542. Cornelia 17. Very rare. Minor porosity. Toned. Very Fine.From The Mayflower Collection.Ex CNG 63 (21 May 2003), 1122.Typhon, shown on the reverse of this rare denarius type, was among the most fearsome monsters of Greco-Roman mythology. He was the spawn of the Earth mother Gaia and Tartarus, spirit of the Underworld. Depicted as a giant with a lower body of snake-like vapor coils, he was imprisoned by Zeus beneath Mount Aetna in Sicily, where his hissing and roaring gave rise to volcanic eruptions.

Estimate: 800.00-1000.00 USD