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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 4534297, member: 91461&quot;]Oh, WoWiE! Some lovely examples<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie83" alt=":singing:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p>Stellar Lion you have right there....though, she has the Olive Oyl look nothing, [USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER], that IS Olive herself (and MA&#039;s bulky stature would make a pretty good Popeye ta boot)!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1122744[/ATTACH]</p><p>Yeah, you busted me on the copy and paste from my other my MA legionary on this one (I just love all the CMs, BMs and or whatever else the ancients did to that poor coin). I have changed it to what it really is on the reverse.</p><p>ps, BEAuuuuuutiful toning on that MA/Ocatavian Quiny</p><p><br /></p><p>Awww, man! Thanks [USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER]!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I couldn&#039;t believe it went for under 50 euros! I have been smoked<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie33" alt=":cigar:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> on lesser examples going into into the hundreds! I didn&#039;t know she had any denarii!? I remember seeing some of the AE types, but yours is a beauty. You know I like the ones who know how to charm a fella<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> and yours clearly knows how to do that. Also, looks like it has a nice toning<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie77" alt=":pompous:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Here is my Longus from 42 BCE...wanna trade<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie93" alt=":troll:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> What do you mean it literally looks like crap!?<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie105" alt=":yuck:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1122747[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><u>L. Mussidius Longus</u></b></p><p>42 BC. RomeFoureé Denarius AR16mm., 3,02g.</p><p>Radiate and draped bust of Sol facing slightly right / The shrine of Venus Cloacina; a low circular platform surmounted by two statues of the goddess, each resting right hand on cippus, the platform inscribed CLOAC and ornamented with trellis-pattern balustrade, with flight of steps and portico on left; L•MVSSIDIVS•LONGVS around above.</p><p>nearly very fine</p><p>Crawford 494/43b. Former Savoca</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=88526]@Jay GT4[/USER], I couldn&#039;t have put it better myself. She really does look so dainty and delicate. What a WOMAN!</p><p>Yours has a wonderful portrait and reverse<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie16" alt=":artist:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>That is really cool to know about the coins date being his age! I didn&#039;t know that<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie101" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Though, now I am doubting my attribution as I don&#039;t think that there could be a XLI fit on mine and that mine is more than likely XL.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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