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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Michael Stolt, post: 4027407, member: 100445&quot;]Won this superb Fonteia last night over at Heritage. There was very little bidding activity, perhaps because the auction was so close after NYINC. So I got it far under my max bid, which I&#039;m of course very happy about.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent.fbma1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/84844428_10157198571121596_3385668203416911872_o.jpg?_nc_cat=102&amp;_nc_ohc=0qEnU6fuf0MAX9ov6Ah&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.fbma1-1.fna&amp;oh=9f48ea8ec0efa1617f5ed77fc947e26c&amp;oe=5EC79CE2" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>P. Fonteius P.f. Capito.</b> 55 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.86 g, 1h). Rome mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: <i>Veiled head of Concordia right, wearing stephane - P·FONTEIVS·CAPITO·III·VIR CONCORDIA around.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: <i>The Villa Publica: building consisting of two stories, each with a row of columns; the lower columns are surmounted by arches, the upper ones by a sloping roof - T·DIDI· IMP VIL·PVB in fields.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Reference: Crawford 429/2a</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;The Villa Publica was built in 435 BC to house the censor&#039;s records. It was situated on Rome&#039;s Campus Martius, west of the city proper. According to the reverse legend the building was renovated and amplified under the Consul Titus Didius. The building was also used as an office to raise troops and for generals waiting for triumph, as well as for foreign emissaries.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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