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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;akeady, post: 7492461, member: 83175&quot;]I posted these pics a few months back, but I like the coin, so why not again <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Moneyer: C. Considius Nonianus</p><p>Coin: Silver Denarius</p><p>Obv. C•CONSIDI•NONIANI / S•C - Laureate and diademed bust of Venus right</p><p>Rev. ERVC - Temple on summit of rocky mountain surrounded by wall with towers on each side and gate in centre</p><p>Mint: Rome (57 BC)</p><p>Wt./Size/Axis: 3.92g / 19mm / 6h</p><p>References:</p><ul> <li>RSC 1a (Considia)</li> <li>Sydenham 887</li> <li>Crawford 424/1</li> </ul><p>Acquisition: Roma Numismatics Online Auction E-Live Auction 1 #508 25-Jul-2018</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tantaluscoins.com%2Fimages%2Fcoins%2Flg_Considia1aDenariu.jpg&amp;hash=076cddf7382ecde145139e1bdaa066d6" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The temple on the coin is no more, probably under a Norman castle which now stands on the hill.&nbsp;&nbsp; The closest I got to it was this very large and apparently never completed temple at Segesta, also built by the Elymians.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ACtC-3cEk6Rl1EoMjKogJBMKX_jA2oTujOScDOe7E_-xgcGRYwZL1lNaRCEhkNg4CuIkBRi33g98RvitdZJetq3COsy4AJmLe_1WlFvIn1RSVXxDJmPjDpjn-tuTCZm9Ha-Cza0Vi4ZNNpvCWpvf1Xyp-mzRcQ=w2406-h1805-no?authuser=0" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>ATB,</p><p>Aidan.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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