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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4956064, member: 10461"]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Roman Empire: billon reduced centenionalis; VRBS ROMA city commemorative, ca. 330-340 AD</b></font></font></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1363008[/ATTACH]</p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Obverse:</b> VRBS ROMA, bust of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roma_(mythology)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roma_(mythology)" rel="nofollow">Roma</a> left in plumed helmet, imperial mantle, and ornamental necklace.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reverse:</b> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She-wolf_(Roman_mythology)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She-wolf_(Roman_mythology)" rel="nofollow">Lupa Romana</a> (she-wolf) left, suckling the twins <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romulus_and_Remus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romulus_and_Remus" rel="nofollow">Romulus and Remus</a>; two stars above; • ASIS • mintmark in <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/exergue" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/exergue" rel="nofollow">exergue</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Issuer:</b> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire" rel="nofollow">Roman Empire</a>, commemorating the founding of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantinople" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantinople" rel="nofollow">Constantinopolis</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Specifications:</b> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billon_(alloy)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billon_(alloy)" rel="nofollow">Billon</a>, 19 mm approx., 2.94 g. Struck at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisak#Roman_empire" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisak#Roman_empire" rel="nofollow">Siscia</a> mint, first <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/officina.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/officina.html" rel="nofollow">officina</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Grade:</b> <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/5770260-006/NGCAncients/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/5770260-006/NGCAncients/" rel="nofollow">NGC Ch AU</a> (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5), cert. #5770260-006. Acquired raw.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reference: </b>RIC VII Siscia 240<a href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.7.sis.240" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.7.sis.240" rel="nofollow">*</a>, Sear 16515.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Provenance:</b> gift from Josh Zachman ([USER=17304]@kazuma78[/USER] on CoinTalk), 2019.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Notes:</b> the reverse of this coin shows the legendary twins Romulus and Remus being suckled by a she-wolf, as described in the founding myth of Rome.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Comments: </b>I have been told that the strike on this example is superior since it shows so much more of the fur details on the wolf than is typically seen on this type.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1363008[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1363009[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1363010[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1363011[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1363012[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1363013[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1363014[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1363015[/ATTACH]</p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="1"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">005000S</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4956064, member: 10461"][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Roman Empire: billon reduced centenionalis; VRBS ROMA city commemorative, ca. 330-340 AD[/B][/SIZE][/FONT] [ATTACH=full]1363008[/ATTACH] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Obverse:[/B] VRBS ROMA, bust of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roma_(mythology)']Roma[/URL] left in plumed helmet, imperial mantle, and ornamental necklace. [B]Reverse:[/B] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She-wolf_(Roman_mythology)']Lupa Romana[/URL] (she-wolf) left, suckling the twins [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romulus_and_Remus']Romulus and Remus[/URL]; two stars above; • ASIS • mintmark in [URL='https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/exergue']exergue[/URL]. [B]Issuer:[/B] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire']Roman Empire[/URL], commemorating the founding of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantinople']Constantinopolis[/URL]. [B]Specifications:[/B] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billon_(alloy)']Billon[/URL], 19 mm approx., 2.94 g. Struck at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisak#Roman_empire']Siscia[/URL] mint, first [URL='https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/officina.html']officina[/URL]. [B]Grade:[/B] [URL='https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/5770260-006/NGCAncients/']NGC Ch AU[/URL] (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5), cert. #5770260-006. Acquired raw. [B]Reference: [/B]RIC VII Siscia 240[URL='http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.7.sis.240']*[/URL], Sear 16515. [B]Provenance:[/B] gift from Josh Zachman ([USER=17304]@kazuma78[/USER] on CoinTalk), 2019. [B]Notes:[/B] the reverse of this coin shows the legendary twins Romulus and Remus being suckled by a she-wolf, as described in the founding myth of Rome. [B]Comments: [/B]I have been told that the strike on this example is superior since it shows so much more of the fur details on the wolf than is typically seen on this type. [/SIZE][/FONT] [ATTACH=full]1363008[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1363009[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1363010[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1363011[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1363012[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1363013[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1363014[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1363015[/ATTACH] [FONT=Georgia] [SIZE=1][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]005000S[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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