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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 3279959, member: 91461&quot;]When the sauce is this delicious ya gotta go back for seconds!</p><p>Here are some other favorites of mine:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]866970[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><u>Publius Cornelius Sulla</u></b>CORNELIA 151 BCE AR denarii Mint Rome</p><p>18mm 12h. 3, 21g.</p><p>Obverse: Head helmeted Roma right; X Behind.</p><p>Reverse: Victoria (Victory) in a bigga going right, holding a whip with the right hand and the reins of the left.&quot;Publius Sula//Roma&quot;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]866967[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><u>Cn. Blasio Cn.f..</u></b></p><p>Denarius, 3.64g. (h). Rome, 112-111 BC. Obv: Helmeted head right (Scipio Africanus?), mark of value above, caduceus behind, [CN BLA]SIO CN F before. Rx: Jupiter standing. between Juno and Minerva, dot in field, [ROMA] in exergue. Crawford 296/1a. Sydenham 561. RSC Cornelia 19. Minor weakness on reverse. Bold, lustrous EF.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]866968[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><u>Julius Caesar </u></b>49-48 BCE AR denarius (18 mm, 3.43 g, 2 h). Military mint traveling with Caesar. CAESAR in exergue, elephant advancing right, trampling on horned serpent / Simpulum, sprinkler, axe (surmounted by a dog&#039;s head), and priest&#039;s hat. Crawford 443/1; HCRI 9; Sydenham 1006; RSC 49. Banker&#039;s mark on obverse, porous. Near fine. <i>From the Expatriate Collection.</i></p><p><i><b>The Expatriate Collection </b>Expatriate comes from the Latin roots ex-, &quot;&quot;away from,&quot;&quot; and patria, &quot;&quot;one&#039;s native country.&quot;&quot; The Expatriate Collection was formed by an American who has lived abroad for nearly fourteen years in Japan, Europe, Canada, and the Middle East. His collection was formed almost exclusively while living outside the United States. </i></p><p>[ATTACH=full]866971[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><u>Septimius Severus</u></b></p><p>(193-211 AD). AR Denarius (19 mm, 3.20 g), Roma, 200 AD.</p><p>Obv. SEVERVS AVG PART MAX, laureate head right.</p><p>Rev. PM TR P VIII COS II PP, Victory advancing left, holding open wreath over shield set on low base.</p><p>RIC 150. Nice portrait. Good very fine. Former: Auctiones GmbH</p><p>[ATTACH=full]866969[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><u>Caracalla, Caesar</u></b></p><p>196-198 Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 2.92 g, 12 h), Laodicea, 198. M AVR ANTON CAES PONTIF Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right. Rev. SECVRITAS PERPETVA Securitas standing front, head left, holding inverted spear in left hand and resting with right on shield set on ground. BMC 459. Cohen 566. RIC 330. A scarce issue with an unusual bust type. Good very fine. Secret Saturnalia gift[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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