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<p>[QUOTE="cmezner, post: 8491882, member: 87809"]Happy to finally have this denarius with Apollo-Veoivis and a goat, and at a very reasonable price<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. A common coin that was somehow eluding me. </p><p>There is a fantastic write-up about Apollo - Veiovis by [USER=103829]@Jochen1[/USER] at <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/posts/3876394/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/posts/3876394/">https://www.cointalk.com/posts/3876394/</a> where everything is already said, so I just share the coin - the reverse is off center and quite worn at left, but I do like very much the Apollo-Veiovis on the obverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rome 85 BC</p><p>3.58 g</p><p>RRC 353/1a; Sydenham 724; RBW 1350; RSC (Babelon) Fonteia 9; BMC RR I, p. 322, 2476; Sear 271</p><p>Ob.: M͡N·FON͡TEI·C•F Laureate head of Vejovis (Apollo), to r.; below, thunderbolt. Roma monogram PA͡M below chin. Border of dots.</p><p>Rev.: Cupid or infant winged Genius riding goat to right; above, two pilei surmounted by stars; below, filleted thyrsus of Liber (Bacchus) ; all within laurel wreath. Border of dots. Anepigraphic.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1502996[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1502997[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cmezner, post: 8491882, member: 87809"]Happy to finally have this denarius with Apollo-Veoivis and a goat, and at a very reasonable price:). A common coin that was somehow eluding me. There is a fantastic write-up about Apollo - Veiovis by [USER=103829]@Jochen1[/USER] at [URL]https://www.cointalk.com/posts/3876394/[/URL] where everything is already said, so I just share the coin - the reverse is off center and quite worn at left, but I do like very much the Apollo-Veiovis on the obverse. Rome 85 BC 3.58 g RRC 353/1a; Sydenham 724; RBW 1350; RSC (Babelon) Fonteia 9; BMC RR I, p. 322, 2476; Sear 271 Ob.: M͡N·FON͡TEI·C•F Laureate head of Vejovis (Apollo), to r.; below, thunderbolt. Roma monogram PA͡M below chin. Border of dots. Rev.: Cupid or infant winged Genius riding goat to right; above, two pilei surmounted by stars; below, filleted thyrsus of Liber (Bacchus) ; all within laurel wreath. Border of dots. Anepigraphic. [ATTACH=full]1502996[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1502997[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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