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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1271027, member: 19463&quot;]There are three common types of this moneyer.&nbsp; You have two of them.&nbsp; The first is the commemorative of the &#039;Rape of the Sabine women&#039; and is probably the most popular.&nbsp; The last is the ordinary one that has little demand.&nbsp; My favorite is the third showing Tarpeia who betrayed her country in promise for &#039;what the men wore on their arms&#039;.&nbsp; She meant the gold bracelets that the Sabines wore but, not liking traitors, the soldiers paid her by burying her in shields.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH]139127.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>The moneyer was proud of his Sabine heritage.&nbsp; The style is a little crude compared to some Republican moneyers making you wonder if he was trying to employ a Sabine style.&nbsp; I have sen enough porous ones that I wonder if the silver he used might have been a little lower quality than some but it might just be that these popular types get sold in illustrated venues at grades lower than would be done with less popular coins.&nbsp; I see nothing wrong with either of your coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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