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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 7837043, member: 51347&quot;]<b>COIN PORTRAIT NO-NO&#039;s for the ROMAN REPUBLIC</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>SCIPIO</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1347502[/ATTACH]</p><p>This is believed to be a portrait of Scipio in his younger years after he captured Carthago Nova. This is BEFORE he was Africanus, an honor bestowed AFTER he defeated Hannibal at the Battle of Zama in 202 BCE. If this is a true portrait, this would be the first living Roman on a coin. It was minted far from Rome and minted in bronze so that it would not truly violate Roman custom (the Senate controls the silver coins...)</p><p><br /></p><p>Carthago Nova</p><p>SCIPIO</p><p>Roman Occupation</p><p>209-206 BCE</p><p>Sear Vol2 6575 R</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>POMPEY (Minted by son Sextus, so really not a no-no)</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1347503[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Imperiatorial</p><p>Pompey</p><p>42-38 BCE</p><p>AE As</p><p>Janus (Pompey facing right)</p><p>Prow Magnus</p><p>Sear 1394 Craw 479-1</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>CAESAR</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1347505[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Imperiatorial</p><p>Julius Caesar Lifetime</p><p>P Sepullius Macer</p><p>AR Denarius, 1st 2 weeks-Mar 44 BCE, 19 mm, 4.03g.</p><p>Obv: CAESAR – DICT PERPETVO Veiled and wreathed head of Caesar R.</p><p>Rev: P·SEPVLLIVS – MACER Venus standing l., holding Victory and sceptre resting on star.</p><p>Ref: Syd 1074a Sear Imperators 107e <b>Crawford 480-14</b> Rare</p><p><br /></p><p>- minted in last two weeks of his reign, or two weeks before he was assassinated.</p><p>- veiled, as he held the office of Pontifex Maximus for several years, and that office was very important to him personally.</p><p>- wreathed... just short of being king... big no-no</p><p>- DICT PERPETVO - yeah, he was a king... so Roman Republic inherently and culturally hated kings.</p><p>- fairly difficult to capture with the star on reverse</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>BRUTUS (knock-off)</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2020-12-13_11-22-6-png.1217334/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Brutus</p><p>EID MAR</p><p>Slavei[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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