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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 3909468, member: 51347&quot;]I collect Ancient Coins historically.&nbsp; I really do not value &quot;beauty&quot; of a coin as a reason to collect.&nbsp; Rather, what historical significance the coin has is more of interest to me. (Well, yeah, and US and World Gold also. Just never post them.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1030410[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic</p><p>Anon AR Heavy Denarius</p><p>310-300 BCE</p><p>7.3g 21mm</p><p>Mars, left</p><p>Horse head</p><p>FIRST AR coin ever minted by the Roman Republic</p><p>Craw 13-1</p><p>Comment:&nbsp; Used to pay for the BUILDING of Via Appia and Aqua Appia. These were the first major projects that Rome embarked, creating their first &quot;super-highway&quot; and first major Aquaduct program.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1030393[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic</p><p>234-231 BCE (first ever closing of the gates of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Janus_(Roman_Forum)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Janus_(Roman_Forum)" rel="nofollow">Temple of Janus</a>, signifying peace)</p><p>AR Heavy Denarius&nbsp; (Pre-Reform)</p><p>Apollo, left</p><p>Horse prancing, ROMA</p><p>Crawford 26-1 Sear 28</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1030396[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic</p><p>265-242 BCE (First Punic War)</p><p>AR Heavy Denarius (Pre-Reform)</p><p>Roma, left</p><p>Victory, ROMANO</p><p>Crawford 22-1 Sear 25</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1030403[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic</p><p>Anon AR Heavy Denarius -Quadrigatus</p><p>225-215 BCE (Second Punic War - at nadir of the Republic)</p><p>Janus</p><p>Incuse Roma, Jupiter in fast Quadriga</p><p>Craw 28-3 Sear 31[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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