The postman was kind to me yesterday and delivered two of my last purchases for 2016. This is the first of the two. The reverse of this coin illustrates the principle of provocatio, a procedure by which a citizen had the right to appeal to the people against the decision of a magistrate which he considered to be an abuse of official power. P PORCIUS LAECA ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS PORCIA AR Denarius OBVERSE: Helmeted head of Roma right; P LÆCA behind, X below REVERSE: Roman soldier standing left, placing his hand on head of a citizen, lictor standing behind; PROVOCO in ex. Struck at Rome 110-109 BC 3.71g, 18.3mm Crawford 301/1; Sydenham 571; RSC Porcia 4 Ex D. Thomas collection Ex Agora Auction #63
Atta-boy, Big-bro ... never say die, eh? Fantastic last-minute addition!! (congrats) Sadly, I don't have a coin to toss into your cool thread (maybe next year?) Cheers
Definitely a cool coin to end the year with!!! Wonderful eye-appeal and a reverse I would love to have!!!
It is a nice coin for sure, and a great way to end the years purchases. What I find most interesting about this coin is the way the romans used coinage to convey messages and policy to the people - in this case a benevolent message, that of the citizens right of appeal.
May we all have such success in 2017 that we are not remorseful that the post office delivered our final coin this week making it ineligible for our 2017 favorites.
Nice coin and great story. I like the type, but do not have one. I have been waiting for an example with well struck characters like the one on the Tkalec auction shown below. I think I will change my goal to have one with PROVOCO shown. Nice pick-up. Anyone know what the star shapes on the tops of their shoes mean? My last is from London and as of this morning is: "ON ITS WAY TOO`HARE (CHICAGO)"
Congratulations, Bing. I think that is an interesting story behind design. Here's mine, ex Haeberlin.
Nice coin Bing! Theres another type added to my want list. I can't believe you got your coin from agoras last auction already. Mine hasn't even been shipped yet.
