Ancients => "Vacuna" matata => close enough, eh?

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  1. stevex6

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    M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus AR Denarius
    Rome mint
    67 BC
    Diameter: 18 mm
    Weight: 3.77 grams
    Obverse: Helmeted and draped bust right of Vacuna, with attributes of Isis, Minerva, Apollo, Diana, and Victory; cornucopia below chin; bow and quiver on shoulder
    Reverse: Eagle perched right, head left, on thunderbolt
    Reference: Crawford 409/1; Sydenham 809; Plaetoria 4
    Other: 5h … nicely toned

    M Plaetorius Mf Cestianus a.jpg
    M Plaetorius Mf Cestianus b.jpg
     
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  3. maridvnvm

    maridvnvm Well-Known Member

    I really like that. Not a type that I am familiar with but cetainly one that grabs the attention.
     
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    Vacuna, with attributes of Isis, Minerva, Apollo, Diana, and Victory ...

    => man, she's kinda like a Greatest Hits Goddess!!
     
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  6. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    Neato! Hadn't heard of Vacuna before.
     
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    => awesome!! ... it is always nice in coin-collecting circles when your coin is a bit of an unknown!! (yah, I'm really liking today's new addition!!)

    ... thanks for the interest/comments, my good coin-friends!!

    Cheers
     
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  8. ValiantKnight

    ValiantKnight Well-Known Member

    Cool! Love the eagle!
     
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  9. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    Vacuna is a new one on me. Great coin!
     
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  10. stevex6

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    Yeah, I had never heard of the gal either ...

    => I'm lovin' her hat!!
     
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  11. Eng

    Eng Senior Eng

    Well well Steve , what do we have here...love the style,does this have that awesome blue hue..very nice my friend...;)
     
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    It is the seller's photo => still unknown?

    Hi, halibut ... somehow we're still staying above "0 degrees" ... owww, we're livin' on borrowed-time!!
     
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  13. Eng

    Eng Senior Eng

    Hi Steve, we had frost on the pumpkin this am,nice sunny day but cool..but its coming..:eek:
     
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  14. ValiantKnight

    ValiantKnight Well-Known Member

    Hey! Send some of that cool weather down here!
     
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  15. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    Hey I have one of these, just not nearly as nice:

    M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus.jpg
     
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  16. stevex6

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    => hey dawg, we're coin brothers!! (nice coin!!)
     
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  17. stevex6

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    Deal ... we usually have plenty to spare!!
     
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  18. stevex6

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    Apparently, this "M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus" character had several other AR Denarii as well (these are not my coins, "yet") ... but this would make a cool lil' set-within-a-set, eh?

    MPlat 2.jpg
    M plat 3.jpg
    M plat 4.jpg
    M Plat 6.jpg
     
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  19. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    Yeah, that's a great set, Jerry. Buy 'em all up, lol!
     
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  20. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

    vacuna looks great, and a very pretty color.

    had no clue who vacuna was.

    the more i looked, the more i liked that eagle also... you can see every feather pertty much, and that brow remined me of someone....

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  21. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

    Beautiful addition!
     
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