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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Snible, post: 3082372, member: 82322&quot;]Here is a Republican quinarius, the original of the one shown above as an imitiative:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]776425[/ATTACH]</p><p>M. Cato. 89 BC. AR Quinarius. 10mm 1.51g</p><p>Obv: M· CATO· PRO· PR; Head of Liber right, wearing ivy wreath</p><p>Rev: VICTRIX; Victory seated right on throne, holding palm branch and patera.</p><p>Crawford 343/2b; Sydenham 597; Porcia 7</p><p><br /></p><p>The Roman Liber &quot;the free one&quot; was a god of viticulture and wine, fertility and freedom. He was a patron deity of the plebeians. His festival became associated with free speech and the rights attached to coming of age.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER] tell me about your &quot;Outside Empire&quot; examples.&nbsp; How do we know they are quinarii?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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