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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 2329202, member: 75525&quot;]I picked up a few neat items this weekend at a local coin show. The Aes Teardrop arrived in the mail.</p><p>[ATTACH]472027[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]472028[/ATTACH]&nbsp; </p><p>Cast bronze teardrop. </p><p>AES Formatum, VI- IV centuries B.C.;&nbsp; Eturia; 49 mm long X 19.5 mm wide X 13 mm thick.</p><p>Vecchi, Italian Cast Coinage, pg 90, #7. I found a few similar, but different weight, examples on the internet.</p><p>[ATTACH]472030[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]472031[/ATTACH] </p><p>Please excuse the picture. The coin in hand is nice. It is one of the better condition ones I have bought at a local coin show. </p><p>Roman Republican Denarius, 62 BC, Mint = Rome</p><p>This coin was issued jointly by Moneyers Paullus Aemilius Lepidus and Lucius Scribonius Libo. Both also issued coins individually. This is a modestly rare issue with only 26 obverse dies listed in Crawford. The individual issues of these moneyers was much larger at 200+.</p><p>Obv - Veiled and diademed head of Concordia right. PAVLLVS LEPIDVS behind &amp; CONCORD before.</p><p>Rev - Puteal (well) Scribonia ornamented with a garland between two lyres and a hammer below. PVTEAL.SCRIBON around. This moneyer places three different coining tools on the well base: hammer, tongs and anvil. Legend said that water started flowing from this place after being struck by lightning.</p><p>[ATTACH]472032[/ATTACH] </p><p>I picked up a bag of low grade Widow&#039;s Mites. They make neat gifts.</p><p>[ATTACH]472054[/ATTACH] </p><p>We had 25 youth attend our kids auction. We did not have ancients at this one, but normally have a few.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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