Rat in Mi Kitchen

"There's a rat in mi kitchen, what am I gonna do?
There's a rat in mi kitchen, what am I gonna do?
I'm gonna fix that rat, that's what I'm gonna do
I'm gonna fix that rat"
Ub40

I've been waiting on this to arrive and it's all I hoped it to be. Although it came encapsulated within a NGC slab, it is now free. Well kinda. It's free but I own it. You know what I mean. I think Steve has one of these, but whoever it is, I have been wanting one ever since it was shown.
And yes, there is a rat (I've named him Stevex7).
This particular type refers to some public games. It was in the Ludi Apollinares that contests took place in which a rider raced with two horses vaulting from one to the other.

First the "rat" encapsulated:


Now the rat is free in mi kitchen:

TI QUINCTIUS ROMAN REPUBLIC
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Bust of Hercules left, wearing lion's skin headdress, club over shoulder REVERSE: two horses left, rider on the nearer horse, dot X; TI Q and rat below, DOS.S in incuse on tablet in ex.
Struck at Rome 112-111 BC
3.92g, 18mm
Cr297/1;Quinctia 6

And just in case, here is the utube video of the song:

 

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Nice rat coin, but that song... hideous .

 

That's such a great honor, I'm sure Steve will be speechless...well as speechless as Steve ever gets anyway

Congrats, Bing---I tried to get a similar example a short while back but lost out......Hey, was that you !!!

 

I'm with T.I.F.
Great coin - can do without the song.

 

Well, for crying out loud, somebody pick the damned thing up.

 

Great coin, Bing... nice plump rat and a Hercules with a commanding presence.

One of my favourite RRs...

 

Maybe. I went a little over what I like to pay, but still, look at that Hercules!

 

Fantastic coin Bing! I love the reverse.

 

Well, if I had to lose it to one of the gang, I'm glad it may have been you!!

I love that Hercules and who couldn't go nuts over a rat on a Roman Republic coin. I still remember how amazed I was to see that first example Steve posted.

Congrats again!!

 

Would love to have one of those types, nice addition, JW.

 

Excellent Bing, really like that piece, lotsa character.

 

I'm still worrying about the rat on the floor......someone correct me or at least pick the danged thing up.

 

I think the rat is the coin?

 

I was actually a bidder on that one.. congrats!

 

I would say I'm sorry, but that would be a little disingenuous. I really don't like bidding against you guys, but, hey, if we're all collecting the same types, then I guess it's inevitable.

 

I am still very new to ancients, so do not know values at all. I bid on what I like, and I liked that one! You liked it more than me though

 

When I saw one posted here on CT, I knew I wanted an example. This was the one I guess.

 

that's a rockin' rat bing!



the hercules obverse is cool as well, all around nice repulican.
anyone know why there are two horses with only 1 rider?

 

Great coin! Congrats on the capture... Now that you are done, there is room for me to forage for one!