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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Julius Germanicus, post: 2701700, member: 80783&quot;]I absolutely love the look of pure yellow Orichalcum. For whatever reason, I have not seen any really brassy looking coins cast struck before the time of Caligula yet.</p><p>So I bought this Restitution Dupondius (struck by Nerva) solely for the reason that it is the yellowest portrait coin of Augustus I have ever seen <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Please post any yellow roman coins you have (or restitution issues, or what ever comes to your mind)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]608202[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]608203[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>DIVVS AVGVSTVS / IMP NERVA CAES AVG REST</p><p>Radiate head of Divus Augustus right / Globe with rudder in front</p><p>Brass Dupondius, Rome 98</p><p>RIC 131 (II, under Nerva), BMCRE 154, C 568[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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