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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jb_depew, post: 3241745, member: 88227&quot;]Here&#039;s a genuine denarius of Sextus Pompeius Fostlus, along with a contemporary fourée. The genuine example is 3.84g, where the fourée is 3.33g.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/9ViJIc0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/0Eig42d.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sextus Pompeius Fostlus, AR Denarius</p><p>137 BC</p><p>Obverse:&nbsp; X; Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet ornamented with gryphon’s head, visor in three pieces and peaked, earring, and pearl necklace, hair falling in three locks; jug behind, X (mark of value) below chin</p><p>Reverse: SEX•PO•FOSTLVS / ROMA; She-wolf standing right, head left, suckling twins (Romulus and Remus); behind, birds on fig tree; on left, shepherd standing right; SEX • PO • FOSTLVS around, ROMA in exergue</p><p>References: Crawford 235/1c; Sydenham 461a.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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