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<p>[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 6158943, member: 86498"]Anonymous Ar Quadrigatus Rome 225-214 BC Obv Janiform head of the Dioscuri. Rv Jupiter driving quadriga right Crawford28/3 6.70 grms 21 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1245410[/ATTACH]I have seen numerous examples of this coin but what I find most interesting about this example is the refined style of the obverse and the broad diameter of the coin. These coins are contemporaries of the nomos coinage out of Taras and more or less the same weight standard but they are so different[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 6158943, member: 86498"]Anonymous Ar Quadrigatus Rome 225-214 BC Obv Janiform head of the Dioscuri. Rv Jupiter driving quadriga right Crawford28/3 6.70 grms 21 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1245410[/ATTACH]I have seen numerous examples of this coin but what I find most interesting about this example is the refined style of the obverse and the broad diameter of the coin. These coins are contemporaries of the nomos coinage out of Taras and more or less the same weight standard but they are so different[/QUOTE]
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