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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 4859090, member: 85693&quot;]I am resurrecting this great thread because it is a great thread and because I managed to snare an example of the OP.&nbsp; This is one of those unusual Roman Republican denarii I like to get, but usually exceed my budget.&nbsp; Not a beauty by any means, it was affordable (about $20). </p><p><br /></p><p>Judging from the surfaces, this is an example, I think, of a silver coin gone porous from being buried.&nbsp; My guess is it is brittle.&nbsp; Normally I shy away from porous silver - of all the flaws ancients are subject too, it is my least favorite.&nbsp; But it looked better than the eBay photos and I really like the weird triple cult statue reverse. </p><p><br /></p><p>When researching it, I came across Jochen1&#039;s thread here and, as always with his posts, found it very informative.&nbsp; Surely there are other, nicer-than-mine examples out there?&nbsp; Please share them!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1173213[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Roman</b> <b>Republic Denarius </b></p><p><b>P. Accoleius Lariscolus</b></p><p><b>(43 B.C.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint </b></p><p>Diana Nemorensis draped bust r., / Diana Nemorensis cult statue facing, supporting bar; grove of five cypresses; left figure holds bow, right figure holds [poppy].</p><p>Crawford 486/1; Accoleia 1.</p><p>(3.39 grams / 17 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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