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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 3287563, member: 51347&quot;]FANTASTIC year, and wonderful lineup Gene!&nbsp; GREAT coins, very much in my bailiwick!&nbsp; I would really enjoy them ALL in my collection!&nbsp; Big thanks for posting, as they are all coins I really enjoy... (I won&#039;t compete with you on the weights, though... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p><br /></p><p>I had looked several times at an EL Bruttium Shekel...&nbsp; I feel that was Carthage / Hannibal&#039;s SLAM at the Romans...</p><p><br /></p><p><b>( I JUST posted these, but not sure if folks noticed...)</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Rome had a Janus / Quadrigatus AR coin that DEVALUED in silver content as the War wore on with them - they had 3 devastating battles within 18 months that Hannibal inflicted over 100,000 DEATHS on the Legions. This caused a drain in manpower, drained the treasury, and caused massive panic in Rome.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]869163[/ATTACH]</p><p>RR Anon AR Heavy Denarius Quadrigatus Didrachm 225-215 BCE Cr 28-3 S 31</p><p><b>Early-issue during 2nd Punic War (purer silver)</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]869164[/ATTACH]</p><p>RR Anon AR Heavy Denarius Quadrigatus Didrachm 215-213 Janus Roma Relief tablet S 32 Cr 28-3</p><p><b>Mid-issue during 2nd Punic War (debased silver)</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]869165[/ATTACH]</p><p>RR 225-214 BCE Anon BILLON Heavy Denarius Quadrigatus-Janus Didrachm Janus-Jupiter gallopng quadriga r 18.2mm 4-1g Cr 28-3 S 33</p><p><b>Late-issue during 2nd Punic War (Billon silver)</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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