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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Homer2, post: 24634880, member: 147282&quot;]I picked up this AR Denarius which has an interesting control mark on the left side next to the trident which I have not been able to identify.&nbsp; The type of coin is as below, but there seem to be a lot of variations on this coin, which seems all to have been struck in 85bce. It appears to be an owl, or double something. Not sure, but due to the wide varieties, it seems the value can depend on which variation it is, along with the quality. Wide range of 120-1300 Euros for some of these. I happily got it on the low side of that.</p><p><br /></p><p>The photos don&#039;t quite highlight the detail on this coin as much as I&#039;d like, especially on the bust side.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was not able to find much on this Julii family member, but it is interesting so much coinage featured him.</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republican, L. Julius Bursio, AR Denarius, 85 BC, Rome</p><p>(No legend)</p><p>Laureate, draped and winged bust of Genius (or Apollo Vejovis) right (attributes of Apollo, Mercury and Neptune) trident and bucranium in left field</p><p>(No legend)</p><p>Victory in fast quadriga right, reins in left hand, wreath upward in right, DV below</p><p>L . IVLI . BVRSIO in exergue</p><p>20.8mm, 3.94g, Die axis 5.0</p><p>Julia 5b; Crawford 352/1c; Sydenham 728d[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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