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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 7754549, member: 110350&quot;]Don&#039;t forget the triga (which appears on only two Roman coins)!</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republic, C. Naevius Balbus, AR Serrate Denarius, 79 BCE, Rome Mint. Obv. Head of Venus [or Juno<i>, see BMCRR p. 366</i>] right, wearing diadem, necklace and long earring, hair long, S • C [<i>Senatus Consulto</i>] behind / Rev. Victory, naked to waist, driving triga right, with rightmost horse turning head back towards the others; control-number CLIII <i>(= 153, with L in form of upside-down T</i>); in exergue, C•NAE•BALB [<i>AE and LB ligate</i>]. Crawford 382/1b, RSC I Naevia 6 (ill.), Sydenham 760b, Sear RCV I 309 (ill.), Grueber, BMCRR 2926-2976 (this control-number at BMCRR 2964), RRM I Ch. 6 at pp. 28-31. 19 mm., 3.92 g.*</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/naevius-balbus-venus-victory-in-triga-both-sides-png.1215018/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/naevius-balbus-reverse-victory-in-triga-jpg.1215019/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>* Footnote omitted.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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