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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 7373410, member: 96898"]As always, wonderful new additions, Donna!</p><p><br /></p><p>I am envious of the Quirinus denarius. It's such an interesting type. Back in 2019, when coin shows were still possible, a trusted dealer showed me an attractive example of this type at the Santa Clara show. I contemplated buying it, but in the end I thought it a little too expensive. In retrospective, I probably should have gotten my checkbook out immediately – if I had only known how things were to develop some months further down the road...</p><p><br /></p><p>It's noteworthy that many Republican quinarii copy the design of the earlier victoriati. I don't have a Lentulus, but here are a comparable Cloelius quinarius and a worn anonymous victoriatus for comparison:</p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1284492[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Roman Republic, moneyer: T. Cloelius, AR quinarius, 98 BC, Rome mint. Obv: head of Jupiter, laureate, r., control mark .C. before. Rev: T.CLOVLI; Victory standing r. crowns trophy with seated captive and carnyx; in exergue, Q. 16mm, 1.9g. Ref: RRC 332/1c.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1284494[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Roman Republic, anonymous issue, AR victoriatus, after 211 BC, Rome mint. Obv: laureate head of Jupiter r. Rev: Victory r., crowning trophy; in exergue, [ROMA]. 17.5mm, 2.0g. Ref: RRC 53/1.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>The Cato quinarius is a nice type, too. I like the portrait of Liber, which isn't found too often on Republican coins:</p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1284493[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Roman Republic, moneyer: M. Cato, AR quinarius, 89 BC, Rome mint. Obv: M CATO; head of Liber r., wearing ivy-wreath; below, control mark (torch?). Rev: VICTRIX; Victory seated r., holding patera in r. hand and palm-branch over l. shoulder. 14mm, 2.12g. Ref: RRC 343/2b. </font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 7373410, member: 96898"]As always, wonderful new additions, Donna! I am envious of the Quirinus denarius. It's such an interesting type. Back in 2019, when coin shows were still possible, a trusted dealer showed me an attractive example of this type at the Santa Clara show. I contemplated buying it, but in the end I thought it a little too expensive. In retrospective, I probably should have gotten my checkbook out immediately – if I had only known how things were to develop some months further down the road... It's noteworthy that many Republican quinarii copy the design of the earlier victoriati. I don't have a Lentulus, but here are a comparable Cloelius quinarius and a worn anonymous victoriatus for comparison: [SIZE=3][ATTACH=full]1284492[/ATTACH] Roman Republic, moneyer: T. Cloelius, AR quinarius, 98 BC, Rome mint. Obv: head of Jupiter, laureate, r., control mark .C. before. Rev: T.CLOVLI; Victory standing r. crowns trophy with seated captive and carnyx; in exergue, Q. 16mm, 1.9g. Ref: RRC 332/1c.[/SIZE] [ATTACH=full]1284494[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Roman Republic, anonymous issue, AR victoriatus, after 211 BC, Rome mint. Obv: laureate head of Jupiter r. Rev: Victory r., crowning trophy; in exergue, [ROMA]. 17.5mm, 2.0g. Ref: RRC 53/1.[/SIZE] The Cato quinarius is a nice type, too. I like the portrait of Liber, which isn't found too often on Republican coins: [SIZE=3][ATTACH=full]1284493[/ATTACH] Roman Republic, moneyer: M. Cato, AR quinarius, 89 BC, Rome mint. Obv: M CATO; head of Liber r., wearing ivy-wreath; below, control mark (torch?). Rev: VICTRIX; Victory seated r., holding patera in r. hand and palm-branch over l. shoulder. 14mm, 2.12g. Ref: RRC 343/2b. [/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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