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<p>[QUOTE="ArtDeco, post: 8316059, member: 119259"]Here is another cool example of a military mint I recieved in the mail today,</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://images4-cdn.auctionmobility.com/is3/auctionmobility-static4/h8lN-4-N10R/4-5HV5WS/334_2.jpg?width=440&height=440&resizeinbox=true&backgroundcolor=FFFFFF" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><i>Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio and Eppius</i></p><p><i>47-46 BC</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Obv: Right head of Africa</i></p><p><i>Rev: Hercules with hand on hip against a rock.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>I read that the inscription on the reverse " LEG F C " most likely means "<i>legatus fisci castrensis" which means it was a mint that was done at camp, probably another military mint.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Unfortunately, this coin has some weird piercing marks (banker's marks) done on the reverse.</i></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p><b><i></i></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ArtDeco, post: 8316059, member: 119259"]Here is another cool example of a military mint I recieved in the mail today, [IMG]https://images4-cdn.auctionmobility.com/is3/auctionmobility-static4/h8lN-4-N10R/4-5HV5WS/334_2.jpg?width=440&height=440&resizeinbox=true&backgroundcolor=FFFFFF[/IMG] [I]Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio and Eppius 47-46 BC Obv: Right head of Africa Rev: Hercules with hand on hip against a rock. [/I] I read that the inscription on the reverse " LEG F C " most likely means "[I]legatus fisci castrensis" which means it was a mint that was done at camp, probably another military mint. Unfortunately, this coin has some weird piercing marks (banker's marks) done on the reverse.[/I] [B][I] [/I][/B][/QUOTE]
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