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<p>[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 3626807, member: 99456"]speechless...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As always, great coins - here's another one for quinarius fans.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]972660[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>C. Fundanius</b>, 101 BC, AR Quinarius, Rome mint, 14mm, 1.88g</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Laureate head of Jupiter right; behind control mark, border of dots</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Victory standing right holding palm branch in left hand, and with right crowning trophy, beside which stands <i>carnyx</i>; before which kneels a Gallic captive with hands tied behind back; on right C FUNDA upwards, in exergue Q, border of dots.</p><p><b>Ref:</b> Crawford 326/2; Fundania 2.</p><p>Crawford writes: "The Gallic <i>carnyx</i>...makes the reverse type as a whole a clear reference to Marius' victories over the Cimbri and Teutones".</p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you! I can see why that coin is your favorite - the reverse in particular is very sharp.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 3626807, member: 99456"]speechless... As always, great coins - here's another one for quinarius fans. [ATTACH=full]972660[/ATTACH] [B]C. Fundanius[/B], 101 BC, AR Quinarius, Rome mint, 14mm, 1.88g [B]Obv:[/B] Laureate head of Jupiter right; behind control mark, border of dots [B]Rev:[/B] Victory standing right holding palm branch in left hand, and with right crowning trophy, beside which stands [I]carnyx[/I]; before which kneels a Gallic captive with hands tied behind back; on right C FUNDA upwards, in exergue Q, border of dots. [B]Ref:[/B] Crawford 326/2; Fundania 2. Crawford writes: "The Gallic [I]carnyx[/I]...makes the reverse type as a whole a clear reference to Marius' victories over the Cimbri and Teutones". Thank you! I can see why that coin is your favorite - the reverse in particular is very sharp.[/QUOTE]
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