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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2243507, member: 19463&quot;]A dealer at the coins show Friday had a better than average supply of Republicans in what I would call very ordinary grade.&nbsp; I ended up buying a bag with the three worst he had and two others that were better but hardly major auction material.&nbsp; The were types I did not have and none were &#039;just&#039; Roma/chariots.&nbsp; I&#039;ll show them in order of increasing grade but not necessarily increasing interest.&nbsp; I invite you to show your nicer ones which I recall having seen before. </p><p>T, Carisius c. 46 BC Sibyl/Sphinx - This is one I really wanted in better shape but this moneyer is famous for poor metal and I have seen worse.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]442792[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>L.Papius 79 BC Juno/Gryphon with minor types of lock and key</p><p>I know you have many of these including several with really special devices but this is the one that was in the bag.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]442790[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>L. Titurius LF Sabinus 89 BC Sabine king Tatius/biga&nbsp; minor type branch</p><p>This is the ordinary issue of the moneyer that brought you the Rape of the Sabines and Tarpeia and the Shields.&nbsp; There are many variations in the reverse exergue.&nbsp; The British museum site shows a hundred including one like mine in better condition in every way except mine has a much more clear branch.&nbsp; Whoopee?</p><p><a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/publications/online_research_catalogues/catalogue_image.aspx?objectId=1153548&amp;partId=1&amp;searchText=titurius&amp;orig=%2fresearch%2fpublications%2fonline_research_catalogues%2frussian_icons%2fcatalogue_of_russian_icons.aspx&amp;sortBy=catNumber&amp;numPages=12&amp;currentPage=3&amp;catalogueOnly=True&amp;catparentPageId=29126&amp;output=bibliography%2f!!%2fOR%2f!!%2f6738%2f!%2f%2f!%2fA+catalogue+of+the+Roman+Republican+Coins+in+the+British+Museum%2c+with+descriptions+and+chronology+based+on+M.H.+Crawford%2c+Roman+Republican+Coinage+(1974)%2f!%2f%2f!!%2f%2f!!!%2f&amp;asset_id=620324001" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/publications/online_research_catalogues/catalogue_image.aspx?objectId=1153548&amp;partId=1&amp;searchText=titurius&amp;orig=%2fresearch%2fpublications%2fonline_research_catalogues%2frussian_icons%2fcatalogue_of_russian_icons.aspx&amp;sortBy=catNumber&amp;numPages=12&amp;currentPage=3&amp;catalogueOnly=True&amp;catparentPageId=29126&amp;output=bibliography%2f!!%2fOR%2f!!%2f6738%2f!%2f%2f!%2fA+catalogue+of+the+Roman+Republican+Coins+in+the+British+Museum%2c+with+descriptions+and+chronology+based+on+M.H.+Crawford%2c+Roman+Republican+Coinage+(1974)%2f!%2f%2f!!%2f%2f!!!%2f&amp;asset_id=620324001" rel="nofollow">https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/publications/online_research_catalogues/catalogue_image.aspx?objectId=1153548&amp;partId=1&amp;searchText=titurius&amp;orig=/research/publications/online_research_catalogues/russian_icons/catalogue_of_russian_icons.aspx&amp;sortBy=catNumber&amp;numPages=12&amp;currentPage=3&amp;catalogueOnly=True&amp;catparentPageId=29126&amp;output=bibliography/!!/OR/!!/6738/!//!/A+catalogue+of+the+Roman+Republican+Coins+in+the+British+Museum,+with+descriptions+and+chronology+based+on+M.H.+Crawford,+Roman+Republican+Coinage+(1974)/!//!!//!!!/&amp;asset_id=620324001</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]442793[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>M. Plaetorius 67 BC Vacuna/eagle</p><p>This one is your fault since several of you have shown nice ones of this type.&nbsp; Mine is poorly centered on the reverse losing the AEDCVR which I really would have liked to have but it does have a pleasant obverse.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]442791[/ATTACH] </p><p>A. Licinius Nerva 47 BC Fides/horseman dragging captive</p><p>The problem with this one is that the victim on the reverse wears away merging into the horse with any more wear than I have here.&nbsp; He is weakly indicated here but this is a coin you need in EF+ to see clearly.&nbsp; I like the way III VIR was split around the horse.&nbsp; Please show me your nicer ones of these.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]442789[/ATTACH] </p><p>Again I made the choice of buying 5 junkers for the price of one nice Republican denarius.&nbsp; Actually I did not see a really nice RR denarius at the show that was not a Roman/chariot type and they are not on my short list...yet anyway.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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