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<p>[QUOTE="Nvb, post: 5404161, member: 99531"]<a href="https://www.numisbids.com/sales/hosted/cng/e/458/image00317.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numisbids.com/sales/hosted/cng/e/458/image00317.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://www.numisbids.com/sales/hosted/cng/e/458/image00317.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. <i>L. Plautius Plancus. </i></b>47 BC.</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>20.5mm, 3.90 g, 7h</p><p>Rome mint. Facing mask of Medusa with disheveled hair; coiled serpents flanking / Aurora flying right, conducting four horses of the sun and holding palm frond. Cf. Crawford 453/1a-b, d-e; CRI 29; cf. Sydenham 959, 959a; cf. Plautia 15, 15a-c;cf. RBW 1583-4. Lustrous, marks and scratches, large flan/metal flaw on reverse, weakly struck in areas. Good VF.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The coin below gets an honourable mention just for the resemblance.. we all know it is Athena facing but that’s some snakey looking hair if you ask me <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/244/T/6/tk3Fb9Jn8BmqAjz676NeHg5Wx2CeQq.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/244/T/6/tk3Fb9Jn8BmqAjz676NeHg5Wx2CeQq.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/244/T/6/tk3Fb9Jn8BmqAjz676NeHg5Wx2CeQq.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>CILICIA, Tarsos. <i>Balakros. </i></b>Satrap of Cilicia, 333-323 BC. AR Stater . Baaltars seated left, holding lotus-tipped scepter; grain ear and grape bunch to left, ivy leaf to right, T below seat / Draped bust of Athena facing slightly left, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet, single-pendant earring, and necklace. SNG France 367–9 var[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Nvb, post: 5404161, member: 99531"][URL='https://www.numisbids.com/sales/hosted/cng/e/458/image00317.jpg'][IMG]https://www.numisbids.com/sales/hosted/cng/e/458/image00317.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [B]Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. [I]L. Plautius Plancus. [/I][/B]47 BC. AR Denarius 20.5mm, 3.90 g, 7h Rome mint. Facing mask of Medusa with disheveled hair; coiled serpents flanking / Aurora flying right, conducting four horses of the sun and holding palm frond. Cf. Crawford 453/1a-b, d-e; CRI 29; cf. Sydenham 959, 959a; cf. Plautia 15, 15a-c;cf. RBW 1583-4. Lustrous, marks and scratches, large flan/metal flaw on reverse, weakly struck in areas. Good VF. The coin below gets an honourable mention just for the resemblance.. we all know it is Athena facing but that’s some snakey looking hair if you ask me :) [URL='https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/244/T/6/tk3Fb9Jn8BmqAjz676NeHg5Wx2CeQq.jpg'][IMG]https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/244/T/6/tk3Fb9Jn8BmqAjz676NeHg5Wx2CeQq.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [B] CILICIA, Tarsos. [I]Balakros. [/I][/B]Satrap of Cilicia, 333-323 BC. AR Stater . Baaltars seated left, holding lotus-tipped scepter; grain ear and grape bunch to left, ivy leaf to right, T below seat / Draped bust of Athena facing slightly left, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet, single-pendant earring, and necklace. SNG France 367–9 var[/QUOTE]
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