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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2436873, member: 51347&quot;]Nice snare!&nbsp; [USER=73372]@Topcat7[/USER] !!!&nbsp; These are great issues!</p><p><br /></p><p>My FIRST one was a FAKE!&nbsp; I purchased it several years ago when I was still learning... Was so frustrated. But kept it as an example in learning...</p><p><br /></p><p>A little while ago [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] had a little gem in one of his weekly sales that I captured.&nbsp; Renewed my confidence in this RR issue!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]507172[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic</p><p>Moneyers:&nbsp; M. Aemilius Scaurus &amp; P. Plautius Hypsaeus</p><p>AR Denarius, 4.1g, 19mm, 6h;</p><p>Rome mint, 58 BC.</p><p>Obv.: M SCAVR AED CVR, kneeling figure right (King Aretas of Nabataea), holding olive branch and reins of camel beside him; EX on left; SC on right; REX ARET[AS] in exergue.</p><p>Rev.: P HVPSAE AED CVR, Jupiter in quadriga left, holding reins in left hand and hurling thunderbolt with right; scorpion below horses; CAPTV on right; C HVPSAE COS PREIVE in exergue.</p><p>Ref: Sear 379; Babelon Aemilia 8 and Plautia 8; Sydenham 913; Crawford 422/1b.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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