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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 4586083, member: 51347&quot;][USER=111387]@Herodotus[/USER] . Congrats on your finds!&nbsp; And, it is always good to go through the Roller Coaster of Reality!&nbsp; Go through that a few times, then a more Stoic approach to looking at anything helps you rationally view things.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Saves your gut a lot of clenching.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, now you have a cool coin and understand what it is, CONGRATS!&nbsp; What a super coin!&nbsp; I really enjoy the small denominations.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>JANIFORM</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1135724[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Troas, Tenedos (Island off Troas)</b></p><p>Late 5th-early 4th C BCE</p><p>AR Obol 8mm 0.60g, 3h</p><p>Janiform hd female-male - Female on L, Male on R / Zeus and Hera</p><p>Labrys within incuse square</p><p>SNG Ash 1235 HGC 6 387 Sng Cop 509</p><p>RARE</p><p><a href="https://www.asiaminorcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=91&amp;pid=7046#top_display_media" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.asiaminorcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=91&amp;pid=7046#top_display_media" rel="nofollow">https://www.asiaminorcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=91&amp;pid=7046#top_display_media</a></p><p><br /></p><p>---------</p><p><br /></p><p>Even though I have a few of these with much HIGHER silver content, I see this as a very low silver and more of Billon.&nbsp; I believe this would be when Silver was scarce due to Hannibal beating the crap out of the Romans when he invaded, destroying several of Romans Legions during a series of major battles.&nbsp; Rome losses (killed) are estimated at 100,000 to 175,000 soldiers over an 18 month period during the 2nd Punic War.&nbsp; Carthage occupied large swaths of Italia, and Rome was up against the ropes.&nbsp; Silver was becoming scarce, but Rome forged on:</p><p><b>The Roman Republic at its Nadir</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1135727[/ATTACH]</p><p>RR</p><p>225-214 BCE</p><p>Anon</p><p>BILLON Heavy&nbsp; Denarius Quadrigatus-Janus Didrachm</p><p>Janus-</p><p>Jupiter gallopng quadriga r</p><p>18.2mm 4-1g</p><p>Cr 28-3 S 33[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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