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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 2455114, member: 75525&quot;]I think you did ok on the price. There are several &quot;big nose&quot; ROMA coins minted about the same time. I picked up two early this year for about the same hammer price. You have L.OPEIMI Crawford 253/1 (39 dies) and I have M.OPEIMI, Crawford 254/1 (47 dies). So yours is a bit rarer than mine. Neither coin is a high mintage coin.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]513575[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]513576[/ATTACH] top Left</p><p>Roman Republican denarius, M. Opeimius, moneyer,</p><p>Rome mint, 131 BC, 18.5mm., 3.92g.</p><p>Obv - Helmeted head of Roma r.; below chin, star and behind, tripod.</p><p>Rev. Apollo in biga r., holding bow with arrow and reins with quiver over shoulder; below, M·OPEIMI. In exergue, ROMA.</p><p>Crawford&nbsp;&nbsp; 254/1</p><p>Grueber&nbsp; 1137</p><p>RSC/Babelon Opeimia 16.</p><p>Sydenham&nbsp;&nbsp; 475</p><p><br /></p><p>top Right</p><p>Roman Republican denarius, L. Postumius Albinus, moneyer,</p><p>Rome mint, 131 BC, 19mm., 3.92g.</p><p>Obv - Helmeted head of Roma r.; below chin, star and behind, apex.</p><p>Rev. Mars in quadriga r., holding spear, shield and reins in l. hand and trophy in r.; below, L·POST·ALB. In exergue, ROMA.</p><p>Crawford&nbsp;&nbsp; 252/1</p><p>Grueber&nbsp; 1129</p><p>RSC/Babelon Postumia 1.</p><p>Sydenham&nbsp;&nbsp; 472</p><p><br /></p><p>bottom</p><p>Roman Republican denarius, M. Caecilius Q.f. Q.n. Metellus, moneyer,</p><p>Rome mint, 127 BC, 19 mm., 3.87g.</p><p>Obv - Helmeted head of Roma r., with star on flap; behind, ROMA upwards and below chin, *.</p><p>Rev. M· METELLVS·Q·F around Macedonian shield decorated with elephant&#039;s heads; All within laurel wreath..</p><p>Crawford&nbsp;&nbsp; 263/1a</p><p>Grueber&nbsp; 1147</p><p>RSC/Babelon Caecilia 29</p><p>Sydenham&nbsp;&nbsp; 480</p><p><br /></p><p>Note - I ask folks at my coin club if they think this is a girl or a guy. How would you vote? I do not consider this to be the peak of RR artistic efforts.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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