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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2387677, member: 51347&quot;][ATTACH=full]490100[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]490101[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>134 BCE</p><p>Ti. Minucius C.f. Augurnius</p><p>Obv: Helmeted head of Roma r., * behind (XVI monogram)</p><p>Rev: Column surmounted bu statue between two togate figures, TI MINVCI on l, AVGVRINI on r, and ROMA upper behind</p><p>Sear 153; Crawford 278/1</p><p>Comment:&nbsp; Year prior to Tribunalship of Tiberius Gracchus.&nbsp; This was the year of planning, anger, and buildup to Tiberius being elected Tribune of the Plebs in 133 BCE. At the end of that year, he was murdered by the Senate <i>- quite literally, torn apart!</i></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]490096[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]490097[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>121 BCE</p><p>C. Plutius</p><p>Obv: Helmeted head of Roma r., X behind</p><p>Rev: Dioscuri galloping r., C PLVTI below, ROMA in ex.</p><p>Sear 153; Crawford 278/1</p><p>Comments:</p><p>- 2nd Tribunal Year of Gaius Gracchus, younger brother of Tiberius Gracchus. Gaius was murdered by Optimates (the Senate) in 121 ending his term in office as Tribune.</p><p>- Further, this is the final issue of the Galloping Dioscuri reverse type on the Denarius.</p><p>- Lastly, Sear states that the Plutia gens is unknown to history.&nbsp; Crawford regards this moneyer as a Plautius, son of C. Plautius who was Praetor in 146 BCE.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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