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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 7967530, member: 56859"]The owl control symbol is certainly adds interest to the coin! Mine doesn't have as interesting a symbol-- a crescent moon-- although the coin does have other charms <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/volteiusdenarius-serpentbiga-jpg.1121669/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Roman Republic</b></p><p><b>Moneyer M. Volteius M.f., 78/75 BCE</b></p><p>AR denarius, 18 mm, 3.91 gm, 6h</p><p>Obv: Head of Bacchus or Liber right, wearing ivy wreath</p><p>Rev: Ceres standing in biga of snakes right, lit torch in each hand; crescent upward behind; in exergue, M•VOLTEI•M•F•</p><p>Ref: Crawford 385/3; Sydenham 776; Volteia 3.</p><p>Removed from slab, NGC Choice VF 5/5 - ⅘</p><p><i>Ex Phil Peck (“Morris Collection”)</i></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/trajantriptolemosdrachm-rt-jpg.867386/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT. Alexandria. Trajan</b></p><p>AE drachm, 33.5 mm, 22.09 g</p><p>Uncertain regnal year</p><p>Obv: [AYT] TPAIANCE BΓEPM∆AKIK; Laureate bust of Trajan to right</p><p>Rev: Triptolemos in a chariot drawn right by two winged Agathodaemon serpents</p><p>Ref: Emmett 601; RPC III 4336.4</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_52f0962d57074e31b2e08620eaf7f924%257Emv2.jpg%26hash%3Daff577dcf1d2b0f4a414f3a0fa319dab&hash=e94f726a37c765041053e398bdfba7c4" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius</b></p><p>year 14, CE 150/1</p><p>AE drachm, 34 mm, 28.8 gm</p><p>Obv: Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius left</p><p>Rev: Triptolemos driving biga of winged serpents right; L IΔ above</p><p>Ref: Emmett 1683.14[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 7967530, member: 56859"]The owl control symbol is certainly adds interest to the coin! Mine doesn't have as interesting a symbol-- a crescent moon-- although the coin does have other charms :). [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/volteiusdenarius-serpentbiga-jpg.1121669/[/IMG] [B]Roman Republic Moneyer M. Volteius M.f., 78/75 BCE[/B] AR denarius, 18 mm, 3.91 gm, 6h Obv: Head of Bacchus or Liber right, wearing ivy wreath Rev: Ceres standing in biga of snakes right, lit torch in each hand; crescent upward behind; in exergue, M•VOLTEI•M•F• Ref: Crawford 385/3; Sydenham 776; Volteia 3. Removed from slab, NGC Choice VF 5/5 - ⅘ [I]Ex Phil Peck (“Morris Collection”)[/I] [I][/I] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/trajantriptolemosdrachm-rt-jpg.867386/[/IMG] [B]EGYPT. Alexandria. Trajan[/B] AE drachm, 33.5 mm, 22.09 g Uncertain regnal year Obv: [AYT] TPAIANCE BΓEPM∆AKIK; Laureate bust of Trajan to right Rev: Triptolemos in a chariot drawn right by two winged Agathodaemon serpents Ref: Emmett 601; RPC III 4336.4 [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_52f0962d57074e31b2e08620eaf7f924%257Emv2.jpg%26hash%3Daff577dcf1d2b0f4a414f3a0fa319dab&hash=e94f726a37c765041053e398bdfba7c4[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius[/B] year 14, CE 150/1 AE drachm, 34 mm, 28.8 gm Obv: Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius left Rev: Triptolemos driving biga of winged serpents right; L IΔ above Ref: Emmett 1683.14[/QUOTE]
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