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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2348123, member: 51347&quot;]I won this at auction that the photos did not really depict how nice this coin is.&nbsp; I received it and was REALLY gobsmacked as to the beauty of what a lotta folks consider a &quot;mundane&quot; part of Roman Republic coinage. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Struck during the infamous 2nd Punic War or the War with Hannibal...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]477795[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]477797[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic</p><p>AE Semuncia</p><p>217-215 BCE</p><p>17.6x19.4mm, 4.1g</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; Head of Mercury r., in winged Petasus</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; Prow of Galley, ROMA above (when I reflect it in light, &quot;OMA&quot; stands out)</p><p>Sear 620; Crawford 38/7</p><p><br /></p><p>Please feel free to post any of your cool AE&#039;s from pre-denarius Roman Republic![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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