Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dadams, post: 2744003, member: 82194&quot;]In [USER=81808]@Aethelred[/USER] &#039;s post &quot;<a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-first-republican-bronze-came-today-how-did-i-do.296598/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-first-republican-bronze-came-today-how-did-i-do.296598/">My First Republican Bronze</a>&quot; I posted a link to a portion of the Crawford Catalog I have been perusing online.&nbsp; In that same thread was this comment:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As a newcomer to Ancients I wish reference material such as Crawford and RIC, &amp; etc. were more readily accessible.&nbsp; If it weren&#039;t for sites like this one and those like [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] &#039;s and the support of a few colleting friends I&#039;d most likely still be collecting that ubiquitous US coinage.&nbsp; Even though I&#039;m still learning I feel I have a decent grasp on Imperials but these early Republicans seem dauntingly difficult.</p><p><br /></p><p>My goal was, and still is, to acquire a nice representative example of a Janus/Prow AE As but I got sidetracked.</p><p><br /></p><p>I bid on, and won, a RR bronze from eBay that had no info other than &quot;Roman Republic 5,5 grms&quot; - I&#039;ve spent the last few days (before the close of the auction) trying to identify it so that I would know exactly what I was buying but with no luck.&nbsp; I went ahead and bid since it looks ok to me and I didn&#039;t want to lose it.&nbsp; Another couple hours today and even still I&#039;m having no luck finding a similar example.&nbsp; The Monogram in the right field is stumping me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Am I confusing a part of the Galley Prow as being part of the monogram?&nbsp; Possibly is this P. Manlius Vulso?</p><p><br /></p><p>Ok I guess I&#039;ll jinx myself even though it&#039;s not in hand yet, but otherwise this will be driving me mad all weekend.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the coin (sellers pics):</p><p><img src="http://www.bibliopath.com/coins/boards/rr-sextans.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sextans</p><p>Obv: Head of Mercury wearing winged cap (petasus), 2 pellets above</p><p>Rev: Prow of galley right, Roma above, 2 pellets below[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in