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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2638867, member: 51347&quot;]This is one of my recent CNG captures.&nbsp; This is a pretty cool capture for me as I find these Pre-Denarius coins pretty hard to find.&nbsp; Not sure if they are scarce, rare, or if they are just tied up in old collections and are not on-market.</p><p><br /></p><p>CNG did a great job photographing the coin, capturing all the intimate details, (My OP pic is theirs.)&nbsp; However, when I received it, the coin looks MUCH better in hand!&nbsp; All the ruddy smudges do not really show up to this blurry-eyed guy.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am really pleased, and now have several Didrachmae, Litrae, and now TWO versions of Pre-Denarius Drachmae!&nbsp; Turning into a nice subset collection of Roman Republican coinage!&nbsp; BIG FUN!</p><p><br /></p><p>This is NOT an AE Litra, rather it is the <i><b>SILVER DRACHM</b></i>.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]581830[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic</p><p>Anonymous. Circa 240 BC. </p><p><b>AR Drachm</b> (16mm, 3.02 g, 6h). </p><p>Rome mint. </p><p>Helmeted head of Mars right&nbsp; </p><p>Horse’s head right; sickle to left. </p><p>Ref: Sear 27; Crawford 25/2; Sydenham 25; RSC 34a. </p><p>CNG Comments: Fine, toned, some cleaning/smoothing marks. Rare.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i><span style="color: #b30000">Please feel free to post your PRE-DENARIUS coins, Any cool HORSE-HEAD COINS, HEY! Any SICKLE coins, or any cool MARS coins.</span></i></b></p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=44183]@stevex6[/USER] can go ape-s posting whatever he thinks is really cool.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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