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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 2843673, member: 76194&quot;]Thanks to our distinguished Roman Republic expert [USER=74282]@red_spork[/USER] , I have been able to complete another set, a coin from each moneyer of the year 90BCE. Why that year?</p><p><br /></p><p>First, it was probably the bloodiest year of the Social War, and Rome was desperate and minting coins like crazy, so as a newbie two years ago I identified this as a year where getting a coin of each moneyer was feasible. Second, it was a very eventful time in Roman history...and that is no understatement. The Social War was in full swing that year and Rome lost an army and a commander, and were close to full defeat by the allies. And third, I think the denarii from this year are very cool looking and iconic.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was missing this coiner, and red_spork offered it to me:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]673382[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic, AR Denarius(18mm, 3.83g, 8h). Q Titius, moneyer, 90 BC, Rome mint. Bearded head(Mutinus Titinus?) right, wearing winged diadem. Line border / Pegasus right; below, in linear frame, Q·TITI. Line border. Crawford 341/1; Sydenham 691; RSC Titia 1; BMCRR Rome 2220; Russo RBW 1274.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the picture of the same coin from Agora Auctions in early 2016:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]673386[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve always particularly admired this coin because of the morbidly obese Pegasus on the reverse. I never thought I&#039;d get to own it though, because I never thought he&#039;d part with it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are my other beauties from 90 BCE:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]673383[/ATTACH]</p><p>C. Vibius C.F. Pansa</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]673384[/ATTACH]</p><p>L. Capurnius Piso Frugi</p><p><br /></p><p>And last but not least, this is not my first red_spork beauty in my collection. I also have another real beauty which I purchased from him in December of 2015:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]673385[/ATTACH]</p><p>Istros drachm</p><p><br /></p><p>Post any Roman coins from 90 BCE, or any Ex. red_spork coins in your collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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