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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 7875117, member: 86498&quot;]M. Nonius Sufenas Ar Denarius 57 BC Obv Head of Saturn right Rv Roma seated left on pile of arms being crowned by Victory who is standing behind her. Crawford 421/1 RBW 1517 3.84 grms 18 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1357216[/ATTACH]Little is known about this moneyer. He is thought to be the &quot;bag of puss&quot; mentioned in a poem by</p><p>Catullus<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie103" alt=":yack:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; (Compared to today Roman political discourse was sooo civilized)<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> The reverse is likely a reference to the Victory Games instituted by Sulla to celebrate his victory over Marius. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie83" alt=":singing:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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