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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mikey Zee, post: 2705430, member: 72818&quot;]Cool snacks!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>It seems the older the coin the more interested I am and prefer the more artistic over the crude, but I always find the history of all of them fascinating, especially as they defined all that was yet to come</p><p><br /></p><p>This was a &#039;snack&#039; that I grabbed mostly because it was cheap and struck during the 2nd Punic War.[ATTACH=full]609663[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]609665[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Ae-23mm (Uncia) of Roman Republic, 215-212 BC., Rome mint. Av. helmeted head (attic helmet) of Roma right Rv. prow right; 8.03gr. brown patina! Cr. 41/10</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And another &#039;bargain&#039; that I grabbed because it featured Odysseus and his dog.</p><p><br /></p><p>Denarius of Roman Republic C.M. LIMETANVS, 82 BC., Rome mint. Bust of Mercury right; Odysseus with his dog Argos, --- 3,23gr., Cr. 362/1 </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/Auction/APUserImages/U18550F1PXEGICCL.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/Auction/APUserImages/U18550F2VXBCKBPY.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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