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<p>[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 4891868, member: 99456"][USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER], I think the obverse of your coin is particularly nice and a defined wolf head does seem nearly impossible to find. A wonderful issue with iconic Roma, peacefully absorbed with the scene of birds and the she-wolf suckling twins, a founding myth of Rome. The mysterious graffiti <i>ΚΛЄ </i>on my obverse, does not detract:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/rr-seated-roma-jpg.1099204/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Anonymous</b>, 115-114 BC, AR Denarius, Rome mint</p><p><b>Obv: </b>Helmeted head of Roma right weating a winged Corinthian helmet, with curls on her left shoulder; X (mark of value) behind, border of dots</p><p><b>Rev: </b>Roma, wearing Corinthian helmet, seated right on pile of shields and a helmet beside, holding spear in left hand, birds in flight to upper left and right; to lower right, she-wolf standing right, head left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus.</p><p><b>Size: </b>3.8g, 18.5 mm</p><p><b>Ref:</b> Crawford 287/1</p><p><b>Note</b>: more <a href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/roma-she-wolf-and-twins" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/roma-she-wolf-and-twins" rel="nofollow">here</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 4891868, member: 99456"][USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER], I think the obverse of your coin is particularly nice and a defined wolf head does seem nearly impossible to find. A wonderful issue with iconic Roma, peacefully absorbed with the scene of birds and the she-wolf suckling twins, a founding myth of Rome. The mysterious graffiti [I]ΚΛЄ [/I]on my obverse, does not detract: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/rr-seated-roma-jpg.1099204/[/IMG] [B]Anonymous[/B], 115-114 BC, AR Denarius, Rome mint [B]Obv: [/B]Helmeted head of Roma right weating a winged Corinthian helmet, with curls on her left shoulder; X (mark of value) behind, border of dots [B]Rev: [/B]Roma, wearing Corinthian helmet, seated right on pile of shields and a helmet beside, holding spear in left hand, birds in flight to upper left and right; to lower right, she-wolf standing right, head left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus. [B]Size: [/B]3.8g, 18.5 mm [B]Ref:[/B] Crawford 287/1 [B]Note[/B]: more [URL='https://www.sullacoins.com/post/roma-she-wolf-and-twins']here[/URL][/QUOTE]
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