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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancientcoinguru, post: 2731653, member: 75563&quot;]I won this beauty, an unusual issue struck jointly by two brothers, in the recent Ken Dorsey auction.&nbsp; This coin was produced by a special decree of the Senate, <i>ex senatus consulto.&nbsp; </i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>Ex senatus consulto</i> coins were not struck by the three moneyers, but rather another officer (a quaestor, aedile, or praetor) was authorized to issue a coin at extra expense for war, public games, or the purchase of extra supplies of corn.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I have yet to discover why the Senate authorized this particular coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]621278[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>L C Memmius Lf Galeria, 87 BC</b></p><p>AR Denarius, Rome Mint, 18mm, 4.05 grams</p><p>Obv: Laureate head of Saturn left, harpa behind, EX . S.C. below.</p><p>Rev: Venus in biga right, Cupid flying above, L C MEMIES L F GAL below.</p><p>Ref: Memmia 8, Cr 349/1, Syd712</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0080ff">Please post other denarius produced by special decree of the Senate. </span></b> I believe that the EX S C appears only on the obverse of the coin (but I could be wrong!).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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