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<p>[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 7901951, member: 51347"]Wow! Well DONE [USER=83845]@Curtisimo[/USER] . I am not participating as much, but I had to visit this thread!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>SCIPIO (Cool Stuff)</b></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2021-8-17_9-37-13-png.1347502/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>This is believed to be a portrait of Scipio in his younger years after he captured Carthago Nova. This is BEFORE he was Africanus, an honor bestowed AFTER he defeated Hannibal at the Battle of Zama in 202 BCE. If this is a true portrait, this would be the first living Roman on a coin. It was minted far from Rome and minted in bronze so that it would not truly violate Roman custom (the Senate controls the silver coins...)</p><p><br /></p><p>Carthago Nova</p><p>SCIPIO</p><p>Roman Occupation</p><p>209-206 BCE</p><p>Sear Vol2 6575 R</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>POMPEY</b></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2021-8-17_9-39-59-png.1347503/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Roman Imperiatorial</p><p>Pompey</p><p>42-38 BCE</p><p>AE As</p><p>Janus (Pompey facing right)</p><p>Prow Magnus</p><p>Sear 1394 Craw 479-1</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>CAESAR</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2021-8-17_9-43-15-png.1347505/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Roman Imperiatorial</p><p>Julius Caesar Lifetime</p><p>P Sepullius Macer</p><p>AR Denarius, 1st 2 weeks-Mar 44 BCE, 19 mm, 4.03g.</p><p>Obv: CAESAR – DICT PERPETVO Veiled and wreathed head of Caesar R.</p><p>Rev: P·SEPVLLIVS – MACER Venus standing l., holding Victory and sceptre resting on star.</p><p>Ref: Syd 1074a Sear Imperators 107e <b>Crawford 480-14</b> Rare</p><p><br /></p><p>- minted in last two weeks of his reign, or two weeks before he was assassinated.</p><p>- veiled, as he held the office of Pontifex Maximus for several years, and that office was very important to him personally.</p><p>- wreathed... just short of being king... big no-no</p><p>- DICT PERPETVO - yeah, he was a king... so Roman Republic inherently and culturally hated kings.</p><p>- fairly difficult to capture with the star on reverse</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>BRUTUS:</b></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/rimp-brutus-ahala-54-bc-jbrutus-cons-509-bc-servahala-mstr-hrse-439-bc-s398cr433-2-jpg.666712/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>RImp Brutus-Ahala 54 BC JBrutus cons 509 BC ServAhala mstr hrse 439 BC Sear 398; Craw 433/2</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>CASSIUS - His Buddy</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2021-3-19_20-55-24-png.1274892/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>RR Gaius Cassius Longinus & P Corn Lentulus Spinther AR den 42 BCE military mint Brutus-Cassius Smyrna Libertas r- jug & lituus 18mm 3.3g[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 7901951, member: 51347"]Wow! Well DONE [USER=83845]@Curtisimo[/USER] . I am not participating as much, but I had to visit this thread! [B]SCIPIO (Cool Stuff)[/B] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2021-8-17_9-37-13-png.1347502/[/IMG] This is believed to be a portrait of Scipio in his younger years after he captured Carthago Nova. This is BEFORE he was Africanus, an honor bestowed AFTER he defeated Hannibal at the Battle of Zama in 202 BCE. If this is a true portrait, this would be the first living Roman on a coin. It was minted far from Rome and minted in bronze so that it would not truly violate Roman custom (the Senate controls the silver coins...) Carthago Nova SCIPIO Roman Occupation 209-206 BCE Sear Vol2 6575 R [B]POMPEY[/B] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2021-8-17_9-39-59-png.1347503/[/IMG] Roman Imperiatorial Pompey 42-38 BCE AE As Janus (Pompey facing right) Prow Magnus Sear 1394 Craw 479-1 [B]CAESAR[/B] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2021-8-17_9-43-15-png.1347505/[/IMG] Roman Imperiatorial Julius Caesar Lifetime P Sepullius Macer AR Denarius, 1st 2 weeks-Mar 44 BCE, 19 mm, 4.03g. Obv: CAESAR – DICT PERPETVO Veiled and wreathed head of Caesar R. Rev: P·SEPVLLIVS – MACER Venus standing l., holding Victory and sceptre resting on star. Ref: Syd 1074a Sear Imperators 107e [B]Crawford 480-14[/B] Rare - minted in last two weeks of his reign, or two weeks before he was assassinated. - veiled, as he held the office of Pontifex Maximus for several years, and that office was very important to him personally. - wreathed... just short of being king... big no-no - DICT PERPETVO - yeah, he was a king... so Roman Republic inherently and culturally hated kings. - fairly difficult to capture with the star on reverse [B]BRUTUS:[/B] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/rimp-brutus-ahala-54-bc-jbrutus-cons-509-bc-servahala-mstr-hrse-439-bc-s398cr433-2-jpg.666712/[/IMG] RImp Brutus-Ahala 54 BC JBrutus cons 509 BC ServAhala mstr hrse 439 BC Sear 398; Craw 433/2 [B]CASSIUS - His Buddy[/B] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2021-3-19_20-55-24-png.1274892/[/IMG] RR Gaius Cassius Longinus & P Corn Lentulus Spinther AR den 42 BCE military mint Brutus-Cassius Smyrna Libertas r- jug & lituus 18mm 3.3g[/QUOTE]
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