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<p>[QUOTE="Mr.MonkeySwag96, post: 8388054, member: 100951"]I’ve shown my oldest Greek coins on Bing’s previous post about our oldest coins:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/posts/8385656/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/posts/8385656/">https://www.cointalk.com/posts/8385656/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>However, my main collecting areas are Roman Republic and Roman Imperial. Obviously most Roman coins aren’t as old as Greek coins. After all, the Greeks were minting coins long before the Romans did.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are my oldest Roman Republic coins. My oldest Roman coins date to the Punic wars period. Unfortunately I don’t own any of the archaic cast bronzes such as Aes Rude, Aes Signatum, Aes Grave etc:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/OVs0qiDTSHWMQ0mgbM67_4ikWA3a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republic, Anonymous, 211 - 208 BC Silver Victoriatus, Rome Mint, 17mm, 3.29 grams Obverse: Laureate head of Jupiter right. Reverse: Victory standing right crowning trophy of arms and armor, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 53/1 // RSC 9</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex. Ken Dorney</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/8yXxLr7NSguEUWgWisMh_VxQFxaC.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republic, Anonymous, 217 - 215 BC AE Quartuncia, Semilibral Standard, Rome Mint, 16mm, 3.36 grams Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma right. Reverse: Prow of galley right, ROMA above. Crawford 38/8 // RBW 103 // Sydenham 88</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex. Ken Dorney</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/9taqaaNCTqaEugFedl7p_9H16tX0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>AR denarius, 187-175 BC, 21mm, 3.45gm. Winged head of Roma right / Dioscuri on horseback right, VF+, old collection patina, SR 112</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex. Wayne Sayles</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/Vm6Y1zoYTShNB6b2o2UD_LXXs8YM.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>P. Maenius Antiaticus M.f. 132 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 4.03 g, 12h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; mark of value to left / Victory driving quadriga right, holding goad, reins, and wreath. Crawford 249/1; Sydenham 492; Maenia 7</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex. Sphinx Numismatics[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mr.MonkeySwag96, post: 8388054, member: 100951"]I’ve shown my oldest Greek coins on Bing’s previous post about our oldest coins: [URL]https://www.cointalk.com/posts/8385656/[/URL] However, my main collecting areas are Roman Republic and Roman Imperial. Obviously most Roman coins aren’t as old as Greek coins. After all, the Greeks were minting coins long before the Romans did. Here are my oldest Roman Republic coins. My oldest Roman coins date to the Punic wars period. Unfortunately I don’t own any of the archaic cast bronzes such as Aes Rude, Aes Signatum, Aes Grave etc: [IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/OVs0qiDTSHWMQ0mgbM67_4ikWA3a.jpg[/IMG] Roman Republic, Anonymous, 211 - 208 BC Silver Victoriatus, Rome Mint, 17mm, 3.29 grams Obverse: Laureate head of Jupiter right. Reverse: Victory standing right crowning trophy of arms and armor, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 53/1 // RSC 9 Ex. Ken Dorney [IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/8yXxLr7NSguEUWgWisMh_VxQFxaC.jpg[/IMG] Roman Republic, Anonymous, 217 - 215 BC AE Quartuncia, Semilibral Standard, Rome Mint, 16mm, 3.36 grams Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma right. Reverse: Prow of galley right, ROMA above. Crawford 38/8 // RBW 103 // Sydenham 88 Ex. Ken Dorney [IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/9taqaaNCTqaEugFedl7p_9H16tX0.jpg[/IMG] AR denarius, 187-175 BC, 21mm, 3.45gm. Winged head of Roma right / Dioscuri on horseback right, VF+, old collection patina, SR 112 Ex. Wayne Sayles [IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/Vm6Y1zoYTShNB6b2o2UD_LXXs8YM.jpg[/IMG] P. Maenius Antiaticus M.f. 132 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 4.03 g, 12h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; mark of value to left / Victory driving quadriga right, holding goad, reins, and wreath. Crawford 249/1; Sydenham 492; Maenia 7 Ex. Sphinx Numismatics[/QUOTE]
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