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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2484758, member: 56859&quot;]A very nice group <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; The two quaestors reverse of the L. Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus and Q. Servilius Caepio tickles me.&nbsp; It looks like they&#039;re just lounging about, probably gossiping.&nbsp; It needs a caption.&nbsp; Anybody?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]524878[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m a sucker for toned coins, especially ones with some colorful iridescence-- even though they may not look the same in the future.&nbsp; Here are some of my toned Republicans.</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%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_8082b8ae176246d587794e21e2b76c71.jpg%252Fv1%252Ffit%252Fw_1644%252Ch_1028%252Cq_90%252Cusm_0.66_1.00_0.01%252Fae43f8_8082b8ae176246d587794e21e2b76c71.jpg%26hash%3D1322f33116d97e9c8a20f3e5f4936892&amp;hash=15d33cd03626d48cb030cd08f4c2daa5" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b><a href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!antestius-renius-mule-fouree-denarius/ca72" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!antestius-renius-mule-fouree-denarius/ca72" rel="nofollow">Roman Republic fourrée mule denarius</a></b></p><p><b>L. Antestius Gragulus, 136 BCE, and C. Renius, 138 BCE</b></p><p>ancient forgery, 3.18 gm</p><p>Obv: Roma helmeted head right, * below chin, GRAG behind</p><p>Rev: Juno Caprotina in a biga of goats, C・RENI below, ROMA in exergue</p><p>Ref: Obverse S.115, Cr.238/1, Syd.451, RSC Antestia 9; Reverse S.108, Cr.231/1, Syd.432, RSc Renia 1</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/jc-cupidbigadenarius-reflection-jpg.458530/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><b><a href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!l-julius-lf-caesar-denarius/c2c" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!l-julius-lf-caesar-denarius/c2c" rel="nofollow">Roman Republic</a></b></p><p><b><a href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!l-julius-lf-caesar-denarius/c2c" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!l-julius-lf-caesar-denarius/c2c" rel="nofollow">moneyer L. Julius L. f. Caesar, 103 BC</a></b></p><p>AR denarius, 17mm, 3.9 gm</p><p>Obv: Helmeted head of Mars left; CAESAR; ・J above</p><p>Rev: Venus Genetrix in chariot left, drawn by two Cupids; lyre to left; ・J above</p><p>Ref: Crawford 320/1</p><p><i>Jencek E-auction 26, lot 58, 14 October 2014. Ex CNG XXXI lot 699, September 1994; ex RBW Collection</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/frugi-mercury-cr418-2b-rted-jpg.505197/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </i></p><p><b><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-different-frugi.279241/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-different-frugi.279241/">ROMAN REPUBLIC, M. Piso M.f. Frugi</a></b></p><p>58 BCE (redated from Crawford&#039;s 61 BCE by Hersh and Walker, 1984)</p><p>AR denarius, 20 mm, 3.94 gm</p><p>Obv: terminal bust of Mercury right, wearing winged diadem; calix below chin; to left, star above wreath; dotted border</p><p>Rev: M·PISO·M·F / FRVGI above secespita (sacrificial knife) and patera; all within laurel wreath</p><p>Ref: Crawford 418/2b; Sydenham 825; Calpurnia 23</p><p><i><i>formerly slabbed, NGC XF, 4/5 strike, 4/5 surface</i></i></p><p><i><i><br /></i></i></p><p><i><i><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/lentulustriskeles-cr445-1b-rt-jpg.512107/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </i></i></p><p><b>Roman Republic, the Pompeians</b></p><p><b>L. Cornelius Lentulus and C. Claudius Marcellus</b></p><p>Military mint in the East (Apollonia and Asia), 49 BC</p><p>AR denarius, 19 mm, 3.8 gm</p><p>Obv: Triskeles, with winged head of Medusa facing at center; stalk of grain between each leg</p><p>Rev: Jupiter standing facing, head right, holding thunderbolt in right hand and eagle on left; LE(NT) (MAR) upward to left, COS upward to right</p><p>Ref: Crawford 445/1b; Sydenham 1029a</p><p><i>formerly slabbed, NGC ChVF*, 5/5, 5/5</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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