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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtis, post: 24655054, member: 26430&quot;]I love this period of coinage -- in large part because it&#039;s the golden age of the control symbol. Great examples so far! I love the way the Papius types tried to thematically match obverse and reverse symbols.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t have a Papius, but here&#039;s my Censorinus (struck a bit earlier, of course, when he was still Moneyer), who played an important role in the Sulla-Marian war. (He was on team Marius.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1570926[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Censorius was among the “last men standing,” captured after being defeated at the decisive Battle of the Colline Gate (Kalends of Nov. 82). Sulla ordered him executed and had his severed head sent to the remaining Marian army, which promptly deserted their leader Marius the Younger, who then promptly committed suicide.</p><p><br /></p><p>And, when possible, I like to show my Sulla / Lucullus issue for the Siege of Athens (or the occupation after expelling Mithradates VI). Although &quot;New Style&quot; coinage was known for them, no control symbols here, though, just the distinctive monograms!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1570927[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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