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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 6568609, member: 87809&quot;]And this is the second one. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you&nbsp; [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER] for showing and describing your Republican Denarii 43 &amp; 44. I owe this one to your post <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>What sparked my interest is that this was the first Roman coin on which the name CAESAR appeared. And then I saw that Frank had one in his auction. Could almost hear my dad say &quot;You should try to win this one&quot;, and I did.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Since all about this denarius has already been said here</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/first-coin-arrivals-of-2021-roman-republican-denarii-nos-43-44.372929/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/first-coin-arrivals-of-2021-roman-republican-denarii-nos-43-44.372929/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/first-coin-arrivals-of-2021-roman-republican-denarii-nos-43-44.372929/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Will just show it. </p><p><br /></p><p>I think that the control mark is &quot;R&quot;; on the reverse it isn&#039;t as clear as on the obverse. [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER], as you have an extensive knowledge about these denarii, can you please confirm it is the letter &quot;R&quot;?</p><p><br /></p><p>Picture is by Frank, which surely is much better than nine (you all, and I too, know already that my pictures are bad):</p><p><br /></p><p>Rome, 103 BC</p><p>17 x 16 mm, 3.957 g</p><p>Crawford 320/1; Sydenham 593; Sear RCV I 198; </p><p><br /></p><p>Ob.: Head of Mars left wearing helmet with long crest, feather on side, and peaked visor; behind, CAESAR upwards; control-mark R above visor</p><p><br /></p><p>Rev.: Venus Genetrix driving biga drawn by two cupids to l., holding scepter and reins; above reins, control-mark R; beneath cupids to l., lyre; in ex. L•IVLI•L•F</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1263736[/ATTACH]</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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