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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carthago, post: 3336589, member: 76111&quot;]A fabulous example Fugio has!&nbsp; Since we&#039;re sharing 53/2&#039;s, here are mine.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]883803[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]883804[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s also worth noting the 53/2 is often used as a catch all for anonymous denarii, either from lazy cataloguing or simple mistakes.&nbsp; Here are a couple of coins I&#039;ve purchased as 53/2&#039;s which were not.&nbsp; I get how the Cr 198 could be confused, but never the Cr. 75.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Anonymous AR Denarius, 3.93g (3.93g, 18.7mm, 4h). Head of Roma r. wearing helmet and with X behind head / The Dioscuri on galloping horses holding spears and with stars above their heads. Below exergual line, ROMA. Crawford 198/1</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]883808[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>C. AL.&nbsp; 209-208 BC. Denarius AR (4.57g, 19.6mm, 8h), Sicily. Helmeted head of Roma to right; behind, X. Rev. The Dioscuri galloping to right; below, in linear frame, ROMA in relief. Likely part of the C. AL series but without magistrates initials below Dioscuri.&nbsp; Crawford 75/1c. Sydenham 198 variant. Aelia 2.</p><p><br /></p><p>Likely Adolph Cahn and Adolph Hess Nachf., Haeberlin Collection, July 17, 1933, lot 94 (4.59g Vorziiglich Feiner Stil).&nbsp; Noted as &quot; Von Sarti, Rom erworben&quot; sold to Cahn (12 - 8 RM).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]883809[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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