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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 3945133, member: 75525&quot;]I collect Roman Republican coins, cast bronze from Central Italy and Roman scales and scale weights. You can see below that 2019 included all 3 areas.</p><p><br /></p><p>10.&nbsp; &nbsp; Two Ship’s Prow Coins - This pair of coins were purchased together and show Roman (coin of Luceria) and Macedonian (coin of Perseus) ship’s prows. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1039741[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1039742[/ATTACH]</p><p>Left Coin - Macedon, time of Philip V – Perseus (187-168 BC). AR Tetrobol; Pella or Amphipolis. </p><p>Right Coin - Roman Republican Uncia, L series, Luceria (214-212 BC). Æ</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1039743[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>9.&nbsp; &nbsp; Hybrid Denarius</p><p>A hybrid coin has an obverse from one coin series and a reverse from another. The coin looks like a fourree. It is likely that the coin was minted by ancient forgers.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1039746[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1039747[/ATTACH]</p><p>M. Servilius, Cr. 327/1 (obv. type) / L. Sentius, Cr. 325/1b (rev. type)</p><p><br /></p><p>8.&nbsp; &nbsp; Capis Pedium Aes Grave Uncia</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1039748[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1039749[/ATTACH]</p><p>Mint – Uncertain Central Italy - 280-260 BC</p><p>Obv – Pitcher </p><p>Rev – Shepherds crook </p><p>Vecchi ICC 308</p><p><br /></p><p>7.&nbsp; &nbsp; L.ROSCI.FABAIT RR denarius;&nbsp; Cr. 412/1; 64 BC, Rome</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1039750[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1039751[/ATTACH]</p><p>Last year the coin on the left made my top 10. It had a standing scale on the obverse and a weight box on the reverse. This year’s coin has a hand scale on the obverse and a modius on the reverse. A modius was used to measure by volume.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hit the 10 pic limit, 6 to 1 follow[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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