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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3061071, member: 56859&quot;]Nice type, RC!</p><p><br /></p><p>And Alegandron... that Samnium is fabulous!</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a few coins relevant to the topic.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/cottafourree-cr314-1c-rt-jpg.505128/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Roman Republic, Lucius Aurelius Cotta</b></p><p>105 BCE</p><p>Fourree AR serrate denarius, 20 mm, 3.8 gm</p><p>Obv: draped bust of <b>Vulcan</b> right, wearing laureate pileus; tongs and star behind; all within wreath and dotted border</p><p>Rev: eagle standing on thunderbolt, head left; L·COT below, V to right; all within laurel wreath and dotted border</p><p>Ref: c.f. Crawford 314/1c; Sydenham 577a; Aurelia 21b</p><p><i>formerly slabbed, NGC ChVF, 5/5 strike, 3/5 surface</i></p><p><br /></p><p>A previous owner had filed inside a serration to examine the layering.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/cottafourree-sideview_edited-1-jpg.505134/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>...</p><p><br /></p><p>As a minor feature, his bust and tongs:</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_04191219db7c4261a8b0a07719d5d5a7.jpg%252Fv1%252Ffill%252Fw_1000%252Ch_511%252Cal_c%252Cq_90%252Fae43f8_04191219db7c4261a8b0a07719d5d5a7.jpg%26hash%3Dd929f414289cd3cf489c412634e26c8f&amp;hash=e10355c479dfafae5fbe6a670f812b69" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Roman Republic, L. Caesius</b></p><p>112-111 BCE</p><p>AR denarius, 3.92 gm</p><p>Obv: bust of Vejovis (some references say Apollo?) from behind, head turned left, holding a thunderbolt, legend AP; dotted border.</p><p>Rev: Lares praestites seated with heads left, dog between, <b>bust of Vulcan above with tongs behind</b>; legend LA-RE; dotted border.</p><p>Ref: Crawford 298/1. Sydenham 564. RSC Caesia 1</p><p><br /></p><p>...</p><p><br /></p><p>The rounded top thingy on this coin&#039;s reverse might be the cap of Vulcan rather than a die.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_6b1b5658f14b448986f8b0c96f6fd96b.jpg%2Fv1%2Ffill%2Fw_1000%2Ch_625%2Cal_c%2Cq_90%2Fae43f8_6b1b5658f14b448986f8b0c96f6fd96b.jpg&amp;hash=9690cd4c2d34c59546d58af23c3c4468" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Roman Republic</b></p><p><b>moneyer T. Carisius, 46 BCE</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 18 mm, 3.62 gm</p><p>Obv: head of Juno Moneta right; MONETA behind</p><p>Rev: implements for coining money: anvil die with garlanded punch die above; tongs and hammer on either side; T CARISIVS above; all within laurel wreath</p><p>Ref: Crawford 464/2; CRI 70; Sydenham 982a; Carisia 1a</p><p><i>ex Andrew McCabe</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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