I love her Reverse

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  1. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    I just won this in Frank's recent auction.

    I really love the Reverse of this beautiful Roman Republic Denarius... It seems a serene scene with Roma sitting on a pile of shields, 2 birds on an open field, and the She-Wolf with Romulus and Remus...

    It just struck me as beautiful aesthetics compared to many Roman Denarii from the Republican era... this is one of the few Denarii from this late period in the Republic that NO MONEYER is on the coin. Makes for a more clean design.

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    Roman Republic
    Anonymous AR Denarius 115-114 BCE
    Rome mint 19.5mm 3.8g
    Winged and Crested Helmet on Roma bust facing right, X (denomination) behind, ROMA below
    Roma Seated r on shields, spear in hand, 2 birds l & r in field, she-wolf with suckling Romulus & Remus
    Crawford 287/1 Sear 164

    I understand that 200 years later this reverse was featured on a Titus Aureus.

    Please feel free to post any of your cool Republic coins...
     
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  3. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

    Nice! Congrats on the win. I really like this reverse type, which is on my perpetual want list.
     
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  4. Sallent

    Sallent Live long and prosper

    Wow, what a superb coin. Easily one of the best reverses I've seen on any Roman coin.

    I don't have anything that cool, but I do like my newest Roman Republic denarius a lot. So here it is again.

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    C.N. Lentulus denarius
     
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  5. Ancient Aussie

    Ancient Aussie Well-Known Member

    Very nice Alegandron, haven't seen to many with that reverse, I agree a very interesting coin with great eye appeal.
     
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  6. David Atherton

    David Atherton Flavian Fanatic

    A very elegant reverse!
     
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  7. alde

    alde Always Learning

    That is a beautiful reverse. Congratulations on the great coin.
     
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  8. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

    Very beautiful reverse.

    My favorite RR

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  9. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    That's sweet! Really nice style!

    Here's one of my favorite RR:

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    Roman Republican AR denarius
    L. Mussidius Longus
    Rome mint, 42 BC 17.0 mm; 3.5 gm
    Obv: Bust of Marc Antony's 3rd wife, Fulvia, as Victory, r., draped.
    Rev: L MVSSIDIVS LONGVS, Victory in biga, r., holding reins.
    Refs: Sear 1517; BMCRR 4229; RRC 494/40; Sydenham 1095; RSC Mussidia 4; Banti Mussidia 613.
     
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  10. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    Great eye appeal. That's another one I would love to add to my small but growing collection of ancients. :)
     
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  11. Deacon Ray

    Deacon Ray Artist & Historian Supporter

    Beautiful coin, Alegandron! The profile of Roma on the obverse is beautiful also.
     
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  12. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    Beautiful! I love these anepigraphic and nearly-anepigraphic types and have one like yours. Oddly, I have no memory of bidding on it! At first I thought the invoice was wrong but my bidding history showed the bid. It wasn't on my planned bid list so I guess I was so charmed by the coin that I bid when it hit the block. No regrets :)

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    Roman Republic, Anonymous
    Rome, 115-114 BCE
    AR denarius, 20 mm, 3.91 g, 10 h
    Obv: Helmeted head of Roma right, X behind, ROMA below
    Rev: Roma, helmeted, seated on two shields, holding spear before her, she-wolf standing right at her feet, head turned back, sucking Romulus and Remus. In left and right fields, two birds flying towards her.
    Ref: Crawford 287/1

    I should do a video of this coin because the still image does not do it justice.
     
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  13. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    Yours is gorgeous @Alegandron. I don't have an example of this coin.:(
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    M SERGIUS SILUS ROMAN REPUBLIC
    AR Denarius
    OBVERSE: EX S C ROMA *, head of Roma right
    REVERSE: horseman galloping left with sword & severed head held aloft, Q below horses leg, M SERGI below, SILVS in ex.
    Struck at Rome 116 BC
    3.66g, 18mm
    Syd 534, Cr286/1, Sergia 1
     
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  14. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

    "I love her Reverse"

    So many thoughts, so little time.
     
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  15. Mikey Zee

    Mikey Zee Delenda Est Carthago

    As always, terrific posts everyone!!

    Since I also have an example of this type, I have to LOVE the OP:woot::woot::)

    Interestingly, I've noticed quite a few appearing at various auctions of late.

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    It seems all my Republicans are my favorites;), but these two show enough variation that they are at the top of my list.....


    A denarius of MARS with the fighting soldiers reverse; Q Thermus, 103 BC:

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    And this one of the moneyer 'Fonteius' and the Galley reverse:

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  16. Okidoki

    Okidoki Well-Known Member

    awwww nice OP coin,as do the all the other ones
     
  17. Volodya

    Volodya Junior Member

    This is indeed one of the prettiest RR types, tough to find fully struck. I waited a long time before finding the right one. I actually was the underbidder on this same coin in 1982. I never really considered another example until this one finally came back on the market:

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  18. ancientcoinguru

    ancientcoinguru Well-Known Member

    A very aesthetically pleasing coin, with a lovely reverse! Missing from my collection.
     
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  19. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    You did very well! Gorgeous piece... that is why I was just "attracted" to this coin.
     
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  20. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    nice...Nice...NICE!!!
     
  21. ancient coin hunter

    ancient coin hunter 3rd Century Usurper

    What a great coin OP! Just a beautiful reverse.
     
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