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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bing, post: 2651035, member: 44132&quot;]I just received this less than perfect &quot;serrated&quot; coin of C Poblicius and at first I thought there must be something wrong.&nbsp; There is no serration on the edge.&nbsp; However, upon closer examination, you can see where it once was serrated and has been worn to the point where it appears to be a smooth edge.&nbsp; If one looks closely at the lower left hand quadrant of the reverse, you can see what remains of the serrated edge.&nbsp; I assume it was a well used coin in it&#039;s time to have lost all the serrated edge.</p><p><br /></p><p>This was a dickens of a coin to photograph, especially the reverse.&nbsp; It took me quite some time and several shots to get this decent image.</p><p><br /></p><p>What drew me to the coin in the first place was the ugly Roma on the obverse, but hey, I&#039;m not judging.&nbsp; Not everyone can be a Marcus Antonius in looks.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]586535[/ATTACH] </p><p>C POBLICIUS QF&nbsp; ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS POBLICIA</p><p>AR Serratus Denarius</p><p>OBVERSE:&nbsp; ROMA, draped bust of Roma right, helmeted &amp; decorated with corn ears, control mark letter above</p><p>REVERSE:&nbsp; C•POBLICI•Q•F, Hercules strangling the Nemean lion, club at his feet</p><p>Struck at Rome 80 BC</p><p>3.88g, 16mm</p><p>Cr380/1, Syd 768, Poblicia 9</p><p><br /></p><p>Just for fun, this is what this coin should look like (not mine) from Wildwinds:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]586537[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Post any ugly coins, or serrated/non serrated coins, or, what the heck, any coin you feel like posting.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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