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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 3752172, member: 44316&quot;]Let&#039;s admit it. Many dies for Roman Republican denarii are not particularly well engraved. I could show some that are close to cartoonish. But, while recently re-photographing some Republican coins I found some that seemed to me to be artistic, at least on one side. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am distinguishing between the condition of the coin and the artistry of the die. An EF+ coin can be very impressive without its die being engraved artistically. On the other hand, a coin can be in lesser grade and yet display some artistic excellence. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1006070[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>78 BC. 19 mm. 3.95 grams.</p><p>L. Cassius Q.F. Longinus</p><p>Head of Liber right, wearing ivy wreath and with thyrsus over shoulder</p><p>Head of Libera (Proserpina) left, wearing vine wreath, behind L CASSI Q F</p><p>Crawford 386.&nbsp; Sear 317.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1006069[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>46 BC. 18-17 mm.&nbsp; 4.07 grams.</p><p>T. Carisius</p><p>Head of Sibyl Herophile right</p><p>Sphinx seated right. T CARISIVS&nbsp; II VIR</p><p>Crawford 464/1. Sear 446.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1006068[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>46 BC. 20-19 mm. 4.03 grams.</p><p>C. Considius Paetus</p><p>Head of Venus left, PA[ETI] behind</p><p>Victory driving quadriga left, C CONSIDI</p><p>Crawford 465/4. Sear 456.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1006067[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>42 BC. 21-10 mm. 3.83 grams.</p><p>P. Clodius M F</p><p>Laureate head of Apollo right, lyre behind</p><p>Diana Lucifera standing right holding long lighted torch in each hand</p><p>P CLODIVS M F</p><p>Crawford 494/23. Sear 492.</p><p><br /></p><p>Show us some Republican denarii struck from artistic dies![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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