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<p>[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 7898949, member: 97383"]Curtis, Excellent article with interesting photos & a lovely denarius issued by the famous assassin Brutus <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />! One coin that seems to fit in with your article I acquired from Freeman & Sear 2005. No doubt the obverse of this coin was inspired by the reverse design of your denarius, see photo below.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1364096[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Thrace, Koson Stater, circa 43-42 BC. AV Stater: 8.37 gm, 22 mm, 12 h. Issued by Brutus with gold supplied by the Roman Senate to help finance the the battle of Philippi in 42 BC.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>The origin & significance of this coin has been hotly debated for over 100 years. Robert Kokotailo, from Calgary Coins has offered the best explanation, in my estimation, concerning the history of this coin. For anyone interested in reading his article see the link below.</p><p> <a href="https://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/articles/koson/koson.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/articles/koson/koson.htm" rel="nofollow">KOSON GOLD STATER - Calgary Coin Gallery</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 7898949, member: 97383"]Curtis, Excellent article with interesting photos & a lovely denarius issued by the famous assassin Brutus :happy:! One coin that seems to fit in with your article I acquired from Freeman & Sear 2005. No doubt the obverse of this coin was inspired by the reverse design of your denarius, see photo below. [ATTACH=full]1364096[/ATTACH] [B]Thrace, Koson Stater, circa 43-42 BC. AV Stater: 8.37 gm, 22 mm, 12 h. Issued by Brutus with gold supplied by the Roman Senate to help finance the the battle of Philippi in 42 BC. [/B] The origin & significance of this coin has been hotly debated for over 100 years. Robert Kokotailo, from Calgary Coins has offered the best explanation, in my estimation, concerning the history of this coin. For anyone interested in reading his article see the link below. [URL='https://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/articles/koson/koson.htm']KOSON GOLD STATER - Calgary Coin Gallery[/URL][/QUOTE]
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