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<p>[QUOTE="Mikey Zee, post: 2716100, member: 72818"]As far as I can recall TIF first used that 'phrase' for coins of this type and I've been after a few ever since..... and I feel comfortable blaming all the rest of you as well LOL. Obviously, it's a Roman Republic denarius with a sweet Roma obverse and a very decent goat driven biga reverse...and one of my oldest struck 138 BC.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please feel free to indulge yourselves!!!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>RENIA (138 BC) Caius Renius</p><p>Date: 138 B.C.</p><p>Workshop name: Rome</p><p>Metal: silver</p><p>Diameter: 16mm</p><p>Weight: 3.70g.</p><p>Crawford 231/1</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse titration: Anépigraphe.</p><p>Description obverse: Head helmeted from Rome to the right; Behind X.</p><p>Titulature reverse: C. RENI // ROMA.</p><p>Description reverse: Juno in a goat's beard galloping to the right, holding a scepter and the reins of the left hand and a whip of the right hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]614166[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]614168[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mikey Zee, post: 2716100, member: 72818"]As far as I can recall TIF first used that 'phrase' for coins of this type and I've been after a few ever since..... and I feel comfortable blaming all the rest of you as well LOL. Obviously, it's a Roman Republic denarius with a sweet Roma obverse and a very decent goat driven biga reverse...and one of my oldest struck 138 BC. Please feel free to indulge yourselves!!!:) RENIA (138 BC) Caius Renius Date: 138 B.C. Workshop name: Rome Metal: silver Diameter: 16mm Weight: 3.70g. Crawford 231/1 Obverse titration: Anépigraphe. Description obverse: Head helmeted from Rome to the right; Behind X. Titulature reverse: C. RENI // ROMA. Description reverse: Juno in a goat's beard galloping to the right, holding a scepter and the reins of the left hand and a whip of the right hand. [ATTACH=full]614166[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]614168[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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