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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3075539, member: 56859&quot;]Nice birthday coins, Doug <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; As for subject matter other than SST (someone standing there), Roman Republicans are a gold mine.&nbsp; Or certainly a <i>silver</i> mine <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even the RR SSTs are pretty interesting.&nbsp; Here&#039;s Diana standing there, looking straight outta Blair Witch Project. That poor stag looks panicked.&nbsp; He should be.&nbsp; Creepy chick, that Diana.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]773544[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>L. Hostilius Saserna</b></p><p>48 BCE</p><p>AR denarius, 19 mm, 4.1 g, 6 h. Rome</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; Bare head of a Gallic woman to right, with long disheveled hair; behind, carnyx; in field to right, 3 test cuts. </p><p>Rev: L.HOSTILIVS / SASERNA Artemis (Diana) standing facing, holding stag with her right hand and spear with her left</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Crawford 448/3.&nbsp; Sydenham 953.</p><p><i>Ex W. F. Stoecklin, Amriswil, Switzerland, acquired prior to 1975.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>But you called for action so here are a few more dynamic RRs.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/jc-cupidbigadenarius-reflection-jpg.458530/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Roman Republic</b></p><p><b>moneyer L. Julius L. f. Caesar, 103 BC</b></p><p>AR denarius, 17mm, 3.9 gm</p><p>Obv: Helmeted head of Mars left; CAESAR; ・C (retrograde)</p><p>Rev: Venus Genetrix in chariot left, drawn by two Cupids; lyre to left; ・C (retrograde) above</p><p>Ref: Crawford 320/1</p><p><i>ex RBW Collection</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_b5fbd0e5495d42e28dcc81a3093e09ae.gif%26hash%3D1df0775587a2508113542d8b14eb0e1d&amp;hash=15d37a877c9a16705ac5dfbffdb06481" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/crepereiusdenarius-rt-jpg.551061/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/yeehah-giddyup-seahorsey.285894/#post-2558565" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/yeehah-giddyup-seahorsey.285894/#post-2558565">ROMAN REPUBLIC, Moneyer Q. Crepereius M.f. Rocus</a></b></p><p>69 BCE (revised from Crawford&#039;s 72 BCE)</p><p>AR serrate denarius; 3.99 gm</p><p>Obv: draped bust of Amphitrite seen from behind, with head turned r.; behind, sea anemone; horizontal I to right of right shoulder (only partly visible on this coin)</p><p>Rev: Neptune in biga of hippocamps right, holding reins and brandishing trident; above, I and below, Q·CREPER·M·F / ROCVS</p><p>Ref: Crawford 399/1b; Babelon Crepereia 1. Sydenham 796a. Rare.</p><p><i>from HJB BBS 200, October 2016</i></p><p><i>ex NAC 78 lot 1828, from the JD Collection of Roman Republican Coins</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252Fproxy.php%2525253Fimage%2525253Dhttps%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%252525252Fproxy.php%252525253Fimage%252525253Dhttps%25252525253A%25252525252F%25252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252525252Fproxy.php%25252525253Fimage%25252525253Dhttps%2525252525253A%2525252525252F%2525252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252525252Fproxy.php%2525252525253Fimage%2525252525253Dhttps%252525252525253A%252525252525252F%252525252525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252525252525252Fmedia%252525252525252Fae43f8_b1ffa85f24c54fc2918749032a819ecd.jpg%252525252525252Fv1%252525252525252Ffill%252525252525252Fw_1000%252525252525252Ch_504%252525252525252Cal_c%252525252525252Cq_90%252525252525252Fae43f8_b1ffa85f24c54fc2918749032a819ecd.jpg%25252525252526hash%2525252525253D93d362402082d528379f201ba66861e6%252525252526hash%25252525253Dea6a8ba37cf1384ee3464122cdfb2de9%2525252526hash%252525253Dd8b44dfb433662574dffe8f7b065145b%25252526hash%2525253Dfe3d673827746c802907f6fbc764ba64%252526hash%25253Dd6922c08f02505dc249c510418e0664e%2526hash%253D414a1c05d53432b01206aa402875096e%26hash%3D7d263e010bd227009184918016343823&amp;hash=bfe773c11620eaa43076b68e6e91a01d" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Roman Imperatorial, moneyer L. Plautius Plancus</b></p><p>47 BCE</p><p>AR Denarius, 3.79 gm</p><p>Obv: L. PLAVTIVS; facing mask of Medusa, serpents at either side of face; banker&#039;s mark on cheek</p><p>Rev: PLANCVS; Aurora flying right and conducting the four horses of the sun. Banker&#039;s mark in left field.</p><p>Ref: Plautia 15b Sear 429, Cr453/1b; Syd 959a.</p><p><i>formerly slabbed by NGC</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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