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<p>[QUOTE="SeptimusT, post: 4901669, member: 91240"]Just off the surface, I would <a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/ancient_artifacts__treasures/4/product/roman_republic_ar_denarius__mn_cordius_rufus__cupid_on_dolphin/1361085/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/ancient_artifacts__treasures/4/product/roman_republic_ar_denarius__mn_cordius_rufus__cupid_on_dolphin/1361085/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">lean towards Venus</a> because of the hairstyle and necklace. None of the Republican denarii definitively <a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/london_ancient_coins/89/product/rome_republic_c_hosidius_cf_geta_rome_64_bc_ar_denarius_r_calydonian_boar/1363785/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/london_ancient_coins/89/product/rome_republic_c_hosidius_cf_geta_rome_64_bc_ar_denarius_r_calydonian_boar/1363785/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">depicting Diana</a> show a necklace, and the hairstyle is always quite different.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't think that a reverse type is sufficient grounds for identifying an obverse; working with that assumption can lead to mistaken assumptions. Sometimes they are related, but there are other times when the relation isn't direct, but instead is maybe a reflection of the moneyer's personal deities.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SeptimusT, post: 4901669, member: 91240"]Just off the surface, I would [URL='https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/ancient_artifacts__treasures/4/product/roman_republic_ar_denarius__mn_cordius_rufus__cupid_on_dolphin/1361085/Default.aspx']lean towards Venus[/URL] because of the hairstyle and necklace. None of the Republican denarii definitively [URL='https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/london_ancient_coins/89/product/rome_republic_c_hosidius_cf_geta_rome_64_bc_ar_denarius_r_calydonian_boar/1363785/Default.aspx']depicting Diana[/URL] show a necklace, and the hairstyle is always quite different. I don't think that a reverse type is sufficient grounds for identifying an obverse; working with that assumption can lead to mistaken assumptions. Sometimes they are related, but there are other times when the relation isn't direct, but instead is maybe a reflection of the moneyer's personal deities.[/QUOTE]
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