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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 8060340, member: 85693&quot;]Since this type hasn&#039;t been posted yet, I will share my Silenus (or his mask, rather) on a Roman Republican denarius.&nbsp; It is an imperfect copy<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie80" alt=":shame:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />:</p><p><br /></p><p>My photo shows the obverse tilted forward too much, adding to the misery - bad day at the mint:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1397016[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Roman</b> <b>Republic&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Denarius </b></p><p><b>D. Junius L. f. Silanus</b></p><p><b>(90 B.C.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>Mask of bearded Silenus right, plough right, all within torque / Victory in biga right, with whip and palm, carnyx beneath, [D SILANVS L F] in exergue.</p><p>Crawford 337/1a; Junia 19.</p><p>(3.63 grams / 18 mm)</p><p>eBay June 2017&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is Wildwinds&#039; example, so you can see what it is supposed to look like: </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1397017[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/rsc/junia/t.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/rsc/junia/t.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/rsc/junia/t.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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