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<p>[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 3136857, member: 51347"]Very nice [USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER] ! That is a really cool Drachm. The reverse is really different. When I first saw that bust of Sarapis on the reverse, I thought it was the <b>first Roman depiction of The Buddha</b>, just floating up between the Dioscuri! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]801155[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]801156[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Since I collect Roman Republic, I have TONS of dioscuri. So, I won't bore you with them. Here is an Ant Pius Tet from Alexandria:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]801157[/ATTACH]</p><p>RI Antoninus Pius 138-161 BCE BI Tet Alexandria Egypt Dikaiosyne Scale</p><p><br /></p><p>Ok, yeah, <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I will bore you with a few Dioscuri:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]801164[/ATTACH]</p><p>RR Anon AR <b>Quinarius </b>211-210 BCE Aplulian mint 16.5mm 2.1g Phrygian helmet Dioscuri Craw 102-2b RARE</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]801158[/ATTACH]</p><p>RR AE Aes Grave <b>Sextans</b> 270 BCE 37mm 55.28g Dioscuri R and L</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]801159[/ATTACH]</p><p>Baktria Greco-Baktrian Kingdom Eukratides I Megas 170-145 BCE Dioscuri AE Quadruple Unit</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]801160[/ATTACH]</p><p>RR Anon AR <b>denarius</b> Roma 211-206 BCE ROMA incus Dioscuri single horn-helmet Sear-- Craw 68-1b SICILY ISSUE RARE</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]801161[/ATTACH]</p><p>RR Servilius 136 BCE Roma Dioscuri galloping S 116 Cr 239-1</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]801162[/ATTACH]</p><p>RR AR <b>Sestertius</b> After 211 BCE 12mm 1.0g Rome mint Roma r IIS - Dioscuri riding stars in ex ROMA Sear 46 Craw 44-7 RSC 4</p><p><br /></p><p>This one is for [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]801163[/ATTACH]</p><p>RR Anon AE 23 <b>Quincunx</b> 211-200 BCE 6.96g Apollo P behind Dioscuri Luceria 5 pellets Cr 99-4 Syd 309 S 910 Rare[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 3136857, member: 51347"]Very nice [USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER] ! That is a really cool Drachm. The reverse is really different. When I first saw that bust of Sarapis on the reverse, I thought it was the [B]first Roman depiction of The Buddha[/B], just floating up between the Dioscuri! :) [ATTACH=full]801155[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]801156[/ATTACH] Since I collect Roman Republic, I have TONS of dioscuri. So, I won't bore you with them. Here is an Ant Pius Tet from Alexandria: [ATTACH=full]801157[/ATTACH] RI Antoninus Pius 138-161 BCE BI Tet Alexandria Egypt Dikaiosyne Scale Ok, yeah, :D I will bore you with a few Dioscuri: [ATTACH=full]801164[/ATTACH] RR Anon AR [B]Quinarius [/B]211-210 BCE Aplulian mint 16.5mm 2.1g Phrygian helmet Dioscuri Craw 102-2b RARE [ATTACH=full]801158[/ATTACH] RR AE Aes Grave [B]Sextans[/B] 270 BCE 37mm 55.28g Dioscuri R and L [ATTACH=full]801159[/ATTACH] Baktria Greco-Baktrian Kingdom Eukratides I Megas 170-145 BCE Dioscuri AE Quadruple Unit [ATTACH=full]801160[/ATTACH] RR Anon AR [B]denarius[/B] Roma 211-206 BCE ROMA incus Dioscuri single horn-helmet Sear-- Craw 68-1b SICILY ISSUE RARE [ATTACH=full]801161[/ATTACH] RR Servilius 136 BCE Roma Dioscuri galloping S 116 Cr 239-1 [ATTACH=full]801162[/ATTACH] RR AR [B]Sestertius[/B] After 211 BCE 12mm 1.0g Rome mint Roma r IIS - Dioscuri riding stars in ex ROMA Sear 46 Craw 44-7 RSC 4 This one is for [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] :D [ATTACH=full]801163[/ATTACH] RR Anon AE 23 [B]Quincunx[/B] 211-200 BCE 6.96g Apollo P behind Dioscuri Luceria 5 pellets Cr 99-4 Syd 309 S 910 Rare[/QUOTE]
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