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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Andrew McCabe, post: 3818464, member: 90666&quot;]series: T. CARISIVS, C.CONSIDIVS PAETVS, A.HIRTIVS, CAESAR, CN.MAGNVS, M.POBLICI, M.MINAT SABIN, L.VALERIVS ACISCVLVS, C.CLOVI., Q OPPIVS PR</p><p><br /></p><p>The coinage of Rome, under Julius Caesar, and of the sons of Magnus, Cnaeus and Sextus.</p><p><br /></p><p>some notable coins:</p><p>- RRC 470, a Pompey with Minatius type, is a classic rarity; I once owned three of the many varieties now just this one which is in quite nice condition</p><p>- Carisia RRC 464 and Considia RRC 465 are notoriously difficult types with the vast majority of coins very badly struck despite being common and easy to collect. The four denarii of these moneyers are the result of constant upgrading and weeding so as to arrive at a few coins with the least unacceptable issues. I very much like the coins that remain. Of course the sestertius and quinarius types are all horrible but very rare.</p><p>- RRC 466 Hirtius aureus was my first gold coin bought 1996. A very common type. So common that the vast majority of such types found in the last couple of centuries have been melted down. Today they are expensive but they should not be.</p><p>- RRC 474/2/4 Valerius Acisculus with helmeted owl / anguipede giant respectively are very and exceedingly rare, indeed the anquipede giant type is among the most difficult types to find in the Republican series. </p><p>- RRC 550 Oppius is placed alongside RRC 476 Clovius dupondius - correctly in my view; Marto Barbata assembled known specimens of the Oppius types and concluded they are from the mint of Rome c.45 BC. The Oppius in this tray is among the rarest know Imperatorial bronzes with facing Victory akin to the Victory of Samothrace. I am aware of just four other examples, three listed by Bahrfeldt as well as Vecchi 3,609.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1016940[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1016941[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Details of the coin types and their provenances are listed below the Flickr image here:</p><p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ahala_rome/48986914716/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ahala_rome/48986914716/" rel="nofollow">https://www.flickr.com/photos/ahala_rome/48986914716/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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