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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 24711256, member: 85693&quot;]Nice coins in this post.&nbsp; I just got one like [USER=80147]@Ancient Aussie[/USER] posted above:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1579534[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Roman Republic Denarius </b></p><p><b>P. Fonteius P.f. Capito</b></p><p><b>(55 B.C.) Rome Mint</b></p><p>P<b>·</b>FONTEIVS<b>·</b>CAPITO<b>·</b>III<b>·</b>VIR <b>· </b>CONCORDIA, veiled and diademed head of Concordia r. / T<b>·</b>DIDI<b>· |</b> VIL<b>·</b>PVB, view of Villa Publica, IMP in exergue. Fonteia 18 and Didia 1; Crawford 429/2a; Syd. 901. (3.29 grams / 18 x 17 mm) eBay Sep. 2023&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Die-Match Obv. &amp; Rev.:</b></p><p><b>Numismatica Ars Classica </b>Auct. 92; Lot 1683; 23.05.2016</p><p><b>Gorny &amp; Mosch </b>Auct. 125; Lot 347; 13.10.2003</p><p><b>Karel de Geus </b>Veiling 48; Lot 1806; 05.11.2019</p><p><b>Die-Match Reverse:</b></p><p><b>VL Nummus </b>Auction 5; Lot 40; 29.10.2016 (this coin also on FORVM)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Notes:</b> &quot;The reverse appears to refer to a restoration of the Villa Publica by T. Didius, consul 98 B.C....The moneyer was probably related to him by marriage and Concordia probably refers to the good relations between the families. The Villa Publica was located in the Campus Martius...It served as the censors&#039; headquarters and a base for army levies... No remains have been found and its exact location is unknown.&quot; FORVM[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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