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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancientcoinguru, post: 2234823, member: 75563&quot;]Mikey Zee – nice coin! -- first thing I noticed was the wording III VIR, which adds to the appeal of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Minting coins in the Roman Republic was an administrative function shared by three magistrates.&nbsp; 71 BC was the first appearance on the coinage of the triumviral titles of a moneyer (III VIR = tresvir).&nbsp; Here&#039;s an example of that coin:</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]439890[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]439889[/ATTACH] </p><p>71 BC, Mn. Aquillius Mn.f Mn.n</p><p>AR denarius serratus - 19 mm</p><p>Obv: Helmeted and dr. bust of Virtus r., VIRTVS before, III VIR behind. </p><p>Rx: Warrior stg. facing., looking r., holding shield and raising figure of Sicilia who is slumped to l., MN AQVIL (MN in monogram) on r., MN F MN N (both MN in monogram) on l., SICIL in ex.</p><p>Ref: RSC Aquillia 2, Crawford 401/1, Syd 798, SR336[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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