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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carausius, post: 3524467, member: 76440&quot;]Lovely coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As an exigent wartime issue, these coins were produced hurriedly and were often struck with worn dies on the brink of catastrophic failure.&nbsp; Thus, coins with die breaks and die wear are common. The mint was clearly more concerned with numbers than quality control.&nbsp; Evidencing the size of the issue, Crawford estimates 864 obverse and 1080 reverse dies were used to produce Frugi’s denarii.&nbsp; Style also deteriorates over the life of the issue.&nbsp; The best style coins, like yours, tend to have ROMA, either spelled-out or in monogram, in reverse exergue.&nbsp; These were probably among the earliest of the series.</p><p><br /></p><p>This type alludes to the annual celebration of the Ludi Apollinares instituted by Frugi’s ancestor during the Second Punic War. These games were held at the Circus Maximus in July of each year and lasted 8 or 9 days, consisting of horse racing and performances.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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