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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 1755967, member: 44183&quot;]<font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="arial">I have one more Roman Republican Bronze ... I really like it too!!</font></span></font> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b><font face="arial">Roman Republic </font></b></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b><font face="arial">Post Reform Æ Semis (Anonymous)</font></b></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">Circa 88 BC (?)</span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">Rome mint</span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">Diameter: 21mm</span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">Weight: 5.96 grams</span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">Obverse: Laureate head of Jupiter right; S (mark of value) behind</span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">Reverse: Prow of galley right; S (mark of value) above; to right, dolphin downward, ROMA in exergue</span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">Reference: Crawford –; Sydenham –; BMCRR II, p. 589, 10</span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">Other: 2h, Near VF, dark green patina. Rare</span></font></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="4"><i><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">From the British Museum catalog: “The date of issue of this coin is doubtful. It is of the semiuncial standard, and corresponds in work and style to similar pieces also with symbols which Count de Salis has assigned to B.C. 88, i.e., after the passing of the Lex Papiria ...”</span></font></i></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i><font size="4"><font face="arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman">[ATTACH=full]277091[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]277092[/ATTACH] </font></span></font></font></font></i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="arial">Ummm ... </font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="arial">=&gt; does anybody have a better idea than me regarding the date of this baby?</font></span></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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