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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3134114, member: 56859&quot;]You never know where a thread will lead here on CoinTalk and this one has been very interesting <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have no Scarus-Hypsaeus denarius to show but will throw in my ex-McCabes.</p><p><br /></p><p>This Egnatius Maxsumus may lack legends and reverse details but it has wonderful eye appeal nonetheless:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2525252Fmedia%2525252Fae43f8_ccf8de3275184ddea2f5a9942cd8c004.jpg%2525252Fv1%2525252Ffill%2525252Fw_1000%2525252Ch_625%2525252Cal_c%2525252Cq_90%2525252Fae43f8_ccf8de3275184ddea2f5a9942cd8c004.jpg%252526hash%25253Dc15280548a50b812ee8d147b591d9606%2526hash%253Db605e56ed2449c3bec6db9d5470d98ab%26hash%3D2bd28e009ecf4ef5447e4101c78b8c6f&amp;hash=d2878ee62e9bd33c36612ed1655f83b4" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Roman Republic</b></p><p><b>moneyer C. Egnatius Cn. f. Cn. n Maxsumus</b></p><p>75 BCE</p><p>AR denarius, 19 mm, 3.82 gm</p><p>Obv: bust of Cupid right, with bow and quiver over shoulder; behind, MAXSVMVS downwards</p><p>Rev: distyle temple with figures of draped Jupiter and <b>Libertas</b> standing facing within; C EGNATIVS CN F below, CN N upwards to right, control to left</p><p>Ref: Crawford 391/2; Sydenham 788</p><p><i><i>ex Andrew McCabe</i></i></p><p><i><i>ex Vecchi Auction 15, 15 June 1999, lot 738</i></i></p><p><br /></p><p>I was a little hasty with this Carisius and might someday try for one with a better reverse since that&#039;s the money side of this coin (all meanings intended <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />).</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_6b1b5658f14b448986f8b0c96f6fd96b.jpg%2Fv1%2Ffit%2Fw_822%2Ch_514%2Cq_75%2Cusm_0.50_1.20_0.00%2Fae43f8_6b1b5658f14b448986f8b0c96f6fd96b.jpg&amp;hash=2a3445d200cfe60a354deda33e78d7c3" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Roman Republic</b></p><p><b>moneyer T. Carisius, 46 BCE</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 18 mm, 3.62 gm</p><p>Obv: head of Juno Moneta right; MONETA behind</p><p>Rev: implements for coining money: anvil die with garlanded punch die above; tongs and hammer on either side; T CARISIVS above; all within laurel wreath</p><p>Ref: Crawford 464/2; CRI 70; Sydenham 982a; Carisia 1a</p><p><i>ex Andrew McCabe</i></p><p><br /></p><p>And one that isn&#039;t an ex McCabe, just because I like it and want to show it again <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><i><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/crepereiusdenarius-rt-jpg.551061/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></i></p><p><b>Roman Republic</b></p><p><b>moneyer Q. Crepereius M.f. Rocus</b></p><p>69 BCE (revised from Crawford&#039;s 72 BCE)</p><p>AR serrate denarius; 3.99 gm</p><p>Obv: draped bust of Amphitrite seen from behind, with head turned r.; behind, sea anemone; horizontal I to right of right shoulder (only partly visible on this coin)</p><p>Rev: Neptune in biga of hippocamps right, holding reins and brandishing trident; above, I and below, Q·CREPER·M·F / ROCVS</p><p>Ref: Crawford 399/1b; Babelon Crepereia 1. Sydenham 796a.</p><p><i><i>from HJB BBS 200, October 2016</i></i></p><p><i><i>ex NAC 78 lot 1828, from the JD Collection of Roman Republican Coins</i></i></p><p><i><i><br /></i></i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Spectacular reverse![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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