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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 233508, member: 4910&quot;]Here&#039;s an unusual Masonic &quot;Penny&quot; using an ancient Roman coin as a design:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://home.earthlink.net/~brianrxm/posts/tok_masonic_stlouis.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Judging by the condition, it must have seen a lot of use as a token or pocket piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>Masonic &quot;Penny&quot; Token</p><p>Royal Arch Masons, St. Louis, Missouri</p><p>Obverse: MISSOURI (dot) CHAPTER No 1. R.A.M. (dot) ST.LOUIS / CAESAR AVGVSTVS</p><p>Reverse: Eight spokes, DIVVS IVLIV</p><p><br /></p><p>The design appears to use a Roman coin issued by Augustus commemorating the death of Julius Caesar.</p><p>Original coin details:</p><p>Augustus silver Denarius</p><p>Catalog: <i>Roman Imperial Coins</i> number 37b, <i>Roman Silver Coins</i> number 97.</p><p>Obverse: AVGVSTVS CAESAR, oak-wreathed head left</p><p>Reverse: DIVVS IVLIVS to left and right of comet with eight rays, tail at top.</p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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