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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2827425, member: 51347&quot;]I just won this in Frank&#039;s recent auction.</p><p><br /></p><p>I really love the Reverse of this beautiful Roman Republic Denarius... It seems a serene scene with Roma sitting on a pile of shields, 2 birds on an open field, and the She-Wolf with Romulus and Remus...</p><p><br /></p><p>It just struck me as beautiful aesthetics compared to many Roman Denarii from the Republican era... this is one of the few Denarii from this late period in the Republic that NO MONEYER is on the coin.&nbsp; Makes for a more clean design.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]665541[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic </p><p>Anonymous AR Denarius 115-114 BCE </p><p>Rome&nbsp; mint 19.5mm 3.8g </p><p>Winged and Crested Helmet on Roma bust facing right, X (denomination) behind, ROMA below </p><p>Roma Seated r on shields, spear in hand, 2 birds l &amp; r in field, she-wolf with suckling Romulus &amp; Remus </p><p>Crawford 287/1 Sear 164</p><p><br /></p><p><i>I understand that 200 years later this reverse was featured on a Titus Aureus.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b><i><span style="color: #b30000">Please feel free to post any of your cool Republic coins...</span></i></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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