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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SeptimusT, post: 3758781, member: 91240&quot;]There are some truly beautiful coins in this thread. A lot of the Republican coins are a bit blocky in their iconography, but still capture striking imagery; those that display a <i>grace</i> and naturalism in their imagery are twice as cool! Here are some of my favorites, starting with one of my favorite coins period.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1007313[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Anonymous denarius</b></p><p><b>Obverse: </b>Bust of Roma right, X (mark of value) behind</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: Mounted Dioscuri advancing right with lances, stars above, ROMA in border below</p><p><b>Crawford 44/5, Brinkman Group 6; ex Busso Nachf E-Auction 6</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>The obverse of this one has the characteristic blockiness of late Republican denarii, but I think the reverse is really strikingly executed with its use of perspective, as far as I know, an original Roman take on the iconography:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1007317[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Quintus Sicinius and Caius Coponius denarius</b></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: Q SICINIVS III VIR, diademed head of Apollo right</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: C COPONIVS PR S.C, club of Hercules, arrow &amp; bow, lionskin of the Nemean lion draped over top.</p><p><b>Crawford 444/1a, ex Ancient and Medieval Coins Canada Auction 1</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>I guess the alien arm on the reverse is a strike against it (this die, anyway), but I still find this a beautiful coin, and one that exemplifies Republican Rome:</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1007316[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b>Obv: </b>Bust of Roma left, wearing plumed helmet and holding shield with horseman and spear over shoulder; above, crescent; behind<b>, </b>ROMA; before, ¬</p><p><b>Rev</b>: Voting scene; above, P. NERVA; at top of coin, bar on which stands tablet bearing P</p><p><b>Crawford 292/1, ex Hildebrecht Hommel collection</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>And an obligatory one that I haven&#039;t posted yet that I think doesn&#039;t need another attribution in this thread <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1007315[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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