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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 7814173, member: 91461&quot;]Having moved to Colorado comes with some fun perks. I finally decided that I had to check out a dispensery and see what it was all about. </p><p>They DO NOT like it when you take pictures. However, when I came across this I HAD TO!</p><p>Though, I didn&#039;t purchase the product, this time, I was floored to see they were not only using the image of Augustus, you know, the deified first emperor of Rome, to sell their wears, but with coins no less!!!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1342980[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1342981[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1342982[/ATTACH] </p><p>Those ain&#039;t laurel wreaths. More like laurel reefs!</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Varus! Give me back my munchies!&quot;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1342992[/ATTACH] </p><p>SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Pseudo-autonomous issue. temp. Augustus, 27 BC-AD 14. Æ </p><p>20 mm 7.8 gr Trichalkon. Struck under P. Quinctillius Varus, Governor of Syria. Dated year 28 of the Actian Era (5/4 BC).</p><p>O: Laureate head of Zeus right</p><p>R: Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding palm branch; at feet, river-god Orontes swimming right; ZK (date) in right field. Ex-@Herodotus Cointalk pal</p><p><br /></p><p>On this denarius I always thought it looked like Augy was spitting. Nope. He was hitting!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1342988[/ATTACH] </p><p>Augustus, 27 BC-AD 14. Denarius (Silver, 20mm, 3.58 g), Lugdunum, 2 BC-AD 12. CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE Laureate head of Augustus to right. Rev. AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT / C L CAESARES Gaius and Lucius Caesar, on left and right, standing facing, each togate and resting a hand on one of two shields set on the ground between them; behind the shields, two crossed spears; above, on left, simpulum right, and on right, lituus left. BMC 519-533. BN 1651-1657. Cohen 43. Lyon 82. RIC 207. VF</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1342989[/ATTACH] </p><p>Augustus</p><p>SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ As 24mm,. Struck circa 27-25 BC. Bare head right / AVGVSTVS within laurel wreath. McAlee 190; RPC I 4100. Good VF</p><p>Former: fortunancient</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1342990[/ATTACH] </p><p>Augustus</p><p>Ae Diobol, </p><p>24 MM 8.65 GR</p><p>AE Diobol Year 41 = 11/12 AD, Egypt, City of Alexandria. Head R. Rs. LMA in the oak wreath. L. </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s always better with buds:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1342991[/ATTACH] </p><p>Rhoemetalces and Augustus </p><p>(11 BC-12 CE). Thrace. Æ (19mm, 5.89g, 3h). Diademed head of Rhoemetalces r. R/ Bare head of Augustus r. RPC I 1714. Green patina, Good VF</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]zaGUr6wzyT8[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>If anyone is offended by this post please take a <i>trip </i>to Good Vibes head shop ASAP![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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