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<p>[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 3626304, member: 91461"]Great write up and coins on one of my favorite times to learn about!</p><p>Here's some of my favs of the period:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]972472[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Mithradates VI Eupator</p><p>PONTOS, Amisos. Circa 85-65 BC. Æ 20mm (7.98 g, 12h). Helmeted head of Ares(?) right / Sword in sheath; monograms flanking. SNG BM Black Sea 1154-5; SNG Copenhagen 150. VF</p><p>Former Savoca</p><p><br /></p><p>A fun double struck mint error</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]972471[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Mithradates VI Eupator</p><p>Pontus, Amisos. 120-63 BC. AE19 (8.11 gm) 85-65 BC. Head of Gorgon on aegis / Nike standing with palm. SNG.BM.1177v. VF, </p><p><br /></p><p>I've always had a crush on the beautiful version of Victory</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]972473[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>L.Valerius,Flacci</p><p>Denarius 108 or 107, AR 3.97 g. Draped bust of Victory r.; below chin, Ú. Rev. L•VALERI / FLACCI Mars walking l., holding spear and trophy over l. shoulder; before, apex and behind, corn ear. Babelon Valeria 11. Sydenham 565. Crawford 306/1.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]972474[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>L. Sulla and L. Manlius Torquatus</p><p>82 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.8 g). Military mint traveling with Sulla. Helmeted head of Roma right / Sulla driving triumphal quadriga right; above, crowning Victory flying left.</p><p>As consul for the year 88 BC, Sulla was awarded the coveted assignment of suppressing the revolt of Mithradates VI of Pontus, but political maneuvers resulted in this assignment being transferred to Marius. In response, Sulla turned his army on Rome,![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 3626304, member: 91461"]Great write up and coins on one of my favorite times to learn about! Here's some of my favs of the period: [ATTACH=full]972472[/ATTACH] Mithradates VI Eupator PONTOS, Amisos. Circa 85-65 BC. Æ 20mm (7.98 g, 12h). Helmeted head of Ares(?) right / Sword in sheath; monograms flanking. SNG BM Black Sea 1154-5; SNG Copenhagen 150. VF Former Savoca A fun double struck mint error [ATTACH=full]972471[/ATTACH] Mithradates VI Eupator Pontus, Amisos. 120-63 BC. AE19 (8.11 gm) 85-65 BC. Head of Gorgon on aegis / Nike standing with palm. SNG.BM.1177v. VF, I've always had a crush on the beautiful version of Victory [ATTACH=full]972473[/ATTACH] L.Valerius,Flacci Denarius 108 or 107, AR 3.97 g. Draped bust of Victory r.; below chin, Ú. Rev. L•VALERI / FLACCI Mars walking l., holding spear and trophy over l. shoulder; before, apex and behind, corn ear. Babelon Valeria 11. Sydenham 565. Crawford 306/1. [ATTACH=full]972474[/ATTACH] L. Sulla and L. Manlius Torquatus 82 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.8 g). Military mint traveling with Sulla. Helmeted head of Roma right / Sulla driving triumphal quadriga right; above, crowning Victory flying left. As consul for the year 88 BC, Sulla was awarded the coveted assignment of suppressing the revolt of Mithradates VI of Pontus, but political maneuvers resulted in this assignment being transferred to Marius. In response, Sulla turned his army on Rome,![/QUOTE]
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