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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cucumbor, post: 2966847, member: 4298&quot;]Hi friends</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s my first purchase for 2018.</p><p>For ages I wanted to add a quadrigatus to my collection. If one needs excuses, I felt my she-wolf didrachm looked a bit bored at being alone for such a long time <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I would have prefered one with a better condition, although this one is decent, but on the other hand was attracted to this one by its good style and nice toning. Plus the price seemed right enough to get the plunge.</p><p><br /></p><p>By the time of the 2nd punic war, the pre-denarius currencies were at an end, with the denarius being introduced in 211 BC. The quadrigati come in several varieties, depending on their aloy, neck truncation on obverse, incuse or raised ROMA on reverse and many other detais that puzzle me, to be honest.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, here it is</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]727242[/ATTACH]</p><p><b> Republic, Didrachm (Quadrigatus) </b> Rome or other italian mint, c 215-211 BC</p><p>Laureate janiform head of Dioscuri</p><p>ROMA in relief in linear frame at exergue, Jupiter, holding thunderbolt in right hand and scepter in left, in fast quadriga driven right by Victory.</p><p>6,69 gr - 20-21 mm</p><p>Ref : RCV #33, RSC # 24</p><p><br /></p><p>Post anything you find relevant (pre denarius, quadrigatus, Janus, bacon...)</p><p><br /></p><p>Q[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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