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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AussieCollector, post: 4518739, member: 81093&quot;]Hi all</p><p><br /></p><p>After a very slow start to the year, it&#039;s all steam ahead on the expansion of my ancient Rome collection and, specifically, the Roman Republic side of the collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was trying to negotiate a good price on a couple of denarii locally, but the seller was being resistant due to the &quot;robust performance of auctions recently&quot;. So I decided to ditch them, and go back to my trusty German dealers - who were more than happy to negotiate on price, giving me an ultimately better price than I was asking for from the local dealer - even though the Australian dollar has tanked over recent months.</p><p><br /></p><p>At this point I&#039;m not being too picky on my time period, and type - as long as I have variation of designs and years. But very soon, I&#039;ll need to start zeroing in on some very early types, and late types (like Legionary issues).</p><p><br /></p><p>But anyway, without further ado, my two newest members of the collection:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://img.ma-shops.com/bussopeus/pic/110169q00.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>P. Crepusius Denarius - 82 BC</b></p><p>Obv: Head of Apollo</p><p>Rev: Rider with lance</p><p>Weight: 3.85g</p><p>Stz. XVIIII. Cr. 361, 1b Syd. 738 </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://img.ma-shops.com/bussopeus/pic/110029q00.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi Denarius - 90 BC</b></p><p>Obv: Bust of Apollo, banker&#039;s mark</p><p>Rev: Rider with palm branch</p><p>Weight: 3.81g</p><p>Stz. Pi. Cr. 340,1 Syd. 663a </p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone know what the banker&#039;s mark means?</p><p><br /></p><p>Happy collecting</p><p><br /></p><p>AC[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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