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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 2771456, member: 85693&quot;]A while back on eBay I picked up a Roman Republic denarius of L. Antestius Gragulus.&nbsp; The seller thought it was a fake and so had it priced at $4.99 &quot;Buy It Now.&quot;&nbsp; The photos made it look like a Lincoln penny - very coppery, but otherwise I thought it looked pretty good in regards to workmanship, etc..&nbsp; In hand, it looks silver, with a mellow old cabinet toning (my photos also make it look coppery-er than it is). There is the hole, and the engraving, so it is very damaged, but the weight is 3-4 grams (my scale is horrible).&nbsp; I think it&#039;s real (but willing to be corrected). </p><p><br /></p><p>The reason I am sharing this is the &quot;C S&quot; engraving in the obverse field.&nbsp; This looks very much like love tokens I&#039;ve seen from the late-18th and early-19th centuries. In addition to the RR, I have included a Queen Anne crown of 1707 with a similar style engraving from 1804. </p><p><br /></p><p>Any thoughts?&nbsp; Other examples of ancient coins like this? </p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]639193[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]639194[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b>Roman Republic Denarius </b></p><p><b>L. Antestius Gragulus</b></p><p>(136 B.C.)</p><p>Helmeted head of Roma rt;</p><p>monogram XVI below chin, </p><p>behind, GRAG / Jupiter in</p><p>quadriga left w. thunderbolt;</p><p>below, L·ANTES; ROMA in</p><p>exergue. Antestia 9; BMC</p><p>4029; Syd. 451; Craw. 238/1</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]639195[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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