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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mikey Zee, post: 2400487, member: 72818&quot;]While attempting to research this &#039;denarius&#039; I ran across the above title quoting Doug as he clarified the &#039;Limes Denarius&#039;. I am not sure what I actually have, but it does appear to replicate the known denarii struck of a left-facing portrait of Sabina---and it does appear to be bronze rather than silver. In any case the coin appealed to me at the modest price I paid and it interested me primarily due to it&#039;s scarcer portrait. If it&#039;s truly a&nbsp; &#039;Limes&#039; variation, and I seem to be lacking any of them, I would find the coin a bit more interesting.</p><p><br /></p><p>According to Forum, &quot;They are thought to be coins issued officially or pseudo-officially on the fringes of the empire out of necessity. Perhaps they were used to pay soldiers on the extreme frontier of the Roman territories or maybe to bolster the economy of regions far from the normal means of monetary distribution.....&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d greatly appreciate any and all comments or clarifications.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]494591[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>&#039;Denarius&#039; of Sabina (Rome mint?) 129 AD</p><p>SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG PP</p><p>Diademed, draped bust left, hair plaited down neck.</p><p>CONCORDIA AVG</p><p>Concordia enthroned left, holding patera and leaning on statue of Spes undr throne with cornucopia</p><p>RIC 398, 3.38 grams[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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