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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 5423876, member: 96898&quot;]Amit&#039;s example is unusually nice – these often seem to come in a wretched state of preservation. My own Cato Uticensis quinarius resembles that of [USER=85693]@Marsyas Mike[/USER]. The very similar coins of his ancestor, though, commonly appear on the market in good condition:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1235436[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Roman Republic, struck by Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis, AR quinarius, 47–46 BC, mint in Africa, probably Utica. Obv: Head of Liber r., wearing ivy-wreath; below, M CATO PRO PR. Rev: Victory seated r., holding patera hand and palm-branch; in exergue, [VICTRIX]. 14mm, 1.39g. Ref: RRC 462/2.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1235435[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Roman Republic, moneyer: M. Cato, AR quinarius, 89 BC, Rome mint. Obv: M CATO; head of Liber r., wearing ivy-wreath; below, control mark (torch?). Rev: VICTRIX; Victory seated r., holding patera in r. hand and palm-branch over l. shoulder. 14mm, 2.12g. Ref: RRC 343/2b. </font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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