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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;akeady, post: 8198814, member: 83175&quot;]Here&#039;s an ex-Clain-Stefanelli coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Moneyer: C. Numonius Vaala</p><p>Obv.: C·NVMONIVS – VAALA - Male head right</p><p>Rev.: Soldier rushing left, attacking wall defended by two soldiers</p><p>Exergue: VAALA</p><p>Mint: Rome (43 BC)</p><p>Wt./Size/Axis: 3.17g / 21mm / -</p><p>References:</p><ul> <li>RSC 2 (Numonia)</li> <li>Sydenham 1087</li> <li>Crawford 514/2</li> <li>RBW 1792</li> </ul><p>Provenances:</p><ul> <li>Ex. E.E. Clain-Stefanelli Collection</li> </ul><p>Acquisition: Naville Numismatics Online Auction NN Live 34 #469 17-Sep-2017</p><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Numonia2Denarius.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is a rare enough coin and interestingly Kuenker have put forward the theory that the head on the obverse is that of Cassius - <a href="https://www.kuenker.de/en/information/presseinformationen/aktuelle-mitteilungen/86" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.kuenker.de/en/information/presseinformationen/aktuelle-mitteilungen/86" rel="nofollow">https://www.kuenker.de/en/information/presseinformationen/aktuelle-mitteilungen/86</a> - possibly in an effort to boost interest in their sale, of course!</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a poor fourrée example of the &quot;other Brutus&quot; coin of the same year.&nbsp;&nbsp; I saw a lovely solid silver example in another thread earlier - <a href="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/coins/121828.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/coins/121828.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.tantaluscoins.com/coins/121828.php</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">Anyway, next subject - a coin depicting the bust of uncertain/disputed person.</span></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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