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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4152560, member: 96898"]Nice goats, everyone! I'll start looking out for a IOVI CRESCENTI reverse for Valerian II. That's a truly cool coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my Republican goat biga. As currently discussed in another thread, it's hard to get this type with full reverse legend and full goat horns since these denarii were typically struck on small flans. My example is a bit of a compromise: it has some horns, a mostly headless Victory, and at least most of the legend.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1072373[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Roman Republic, moneyer: Gaius Renius, AR denarius, 138 BC, Rome mint. Obv: helmeted head of Roma r.; behind, X. Rev: Juno in biga of goats r., wearing diadem and holding sceptre and reins in l. hand and whip in r. hand; below, C. REN<i>; </i>in exergue, ROM[A]. 16mm, 3.41g. Ref: RRC 231/1.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4152560, member: 96898"]Nice goats, everyone! I'll start looking out for a IOVI CRESCENTI reverse for Valerian II. That's a truly cool coin. Here is my Republican goat biga. As currently discussed in another thread, it's hard to get this type with full reverse legend and full goat horns since these denarii were typically struck on small flans. My example is a bit of a compromise: it has some horns, a mostly headless Victory, and at least most of the legend. [ATTACH=full]1072373[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Roman Republic, moneyer: Gaius Renius, AR denarius, 138 BC, Rome mint. Obv: helmeted head of Roma r.; behind, X. Rev: Juno in biga of goats r., wearing diadem and holding sceptre and reins in l. hand and whip in r. hand; below, C. REN[I]; [/I]in exergue, ROM[A]. 16mm, 3.41g. Ref: RRC 231/1.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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