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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2869325, member: 42773&quot;]The earlier coins of Scaurus were insanely popular among Romans because of their exotic theme. I have an analysis of this type on my <a href="http://www.nabataeannumismatics.com/AretasIIIScaurus.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.nabataeannumismatics.com/AretasIIIScaurus.html" rel="nofollow">website here</a>, a classic case of Roman numismatic propaganda. These coins were so popular, that many of them were saved rather than spent, which is why one can find excellent, high-grade examples today. Unfortunately the flans are always a bit tight and capture the full dies only <i>very</i> rarely.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s interesting and certainly worth pursuing the significance of the later issues, but one thing is certain: they are knock-offs trying to capitalize on the popularity of Scaurus&#039; issues. It&#039;s like you can&#039;t have Hamburger Helper without Panburger Partner.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]685291[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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