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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtisimo, post: 3180351, member: 83845&quot;]I knew this was going to be a fantastic showdown even before I saw the coins from the players. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t have any coins associated with Brutus<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; ...but I do have a coin related to the Second Punic War.</p><p><br /></p><p>Below is my example of the first denarius, introduced in 211 BC to replace the Q&#039;s quadrigatus. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> it&#039;s my favorite denarius and one of my favorite coins in general!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]819494[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Roman Republic</font></p><p><font size="3">Second Punic War (218 – 201 BC)</font></p><p><font size="3">Anonymous AR Denarius, Rome Mint, struck ca. 211 BC</font></p><p><font size="3">Wt.: 4.2 g</font></p><p><font size="3">Dia.: 20 mm</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: Helmeted head of Roma right. X in left field</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: Dioscuri galloping right. ROMA in exergue and partially incuse on raised tablet</font></p><p><font size="3">Ref.: Crawford 44/5. Sydenham 167. RBW 169.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Write up:</b></p><p><b><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-story-of-the-coin-struck-to-fight-hannibal-the-first-denarius-and-its-influence.300387/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-story-of-the-coin-struck-to-fight-hannibal-the-first-denarius-and-its-influence.300387/">The Story of the Coin Struck to Fight Hannibal: The First Denarius and its Influence</a></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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