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<p>[QUOTE="Mikey Zee, post: 2785300, member: 72818"][USER=74222]@Herberto[/USER] It seems you have made a strong case for your arguments and I hope [USER=74968]@Orfew[/USER] will specify what he believes are incorrect assumptions. I feel like a jury member waiting for instructions from the presiding judge <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, I'll post a denarius of Sulla:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]645444[/ATTACH]</p><p>"The moneyer of the coin was the son of the Dictator Sulla. The reverse commemorates one of the most important events of his fathers early career---the capture of Jugurtha.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>AR denarius of Faustus Cornelius Sulla, Rome mint 56 BC</p><p>18-19 mm, 3.44 grams; Crawford 426/1</p><p>FAVSTVS, Diademed and draped bust of Diana. crescent above, lituus behind.</p><p>FELIX Sulla seated left on raised platform between Bocchus left presenting him a wreath, Jugurtha hands bound behind him, both kneeling</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And, Ill jump the gun a bit and post a MA/JC denarius I just won</p><p><br /></p><p>Mark Antony & Julius Caesar. 43 B.C. AR denarius (17 mm, 3.44 g, 5 h). Mint traveling with Antony in Cisalpine Gaul. CAESAR [DIC], bare head of Julius Caesar right; behind, capis / M A[NT]O IMP R P C, bare head of Marc Antony right; behind, lituus. Crawford 488/1; HCRI 118; Sydenham 1165; RSC 2. Lightly toned.[ATTACH=full]645448[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mikey Zee, post: 2785300, member: 72818"][USER=74222]@Herberto[/USER] It seems you have made a strong case for your arguments and I hope [USER=74968]@Orfew[/USER] will specify what he believes are incorrect assumptions. I feel like a jury member waiting for instructions from the presiding judge :confused:;) Anyway, I'll post a denarius of Sulla: [ATTACH=full]645444[/ATTACH] "The moneyer of the coin was the son of the Dictator Sulla. The reverse commemorates one of the most important events of his fathers early career---the capture of Jugurtha. AR denarius of Faustus Cornelius Sulla, Rome mint 56 BC 18-19 mm, 3.44 grams; Crawford 426/1 FAVSTVS, Diademed and draped bust of Diana. crescent above, lituus behind. FELIX Sulla seated left on raised platform between Bocchus left presenting him a wreath, Jugurtha hands bound behind him, both kneeling And, Ill jump the gun a bit and post a MA/JC denarius I just won Mark Antony & Julius Caesar. 43 B.C. AR denarius (17 mm, 3.44 g, 5 h). Mint traveling with Antony in Cisalpine Gaul. CAESAR [DIC], bare head of Julius Caesar right; behind, capis / M A[NT]O IMP R P C, bare head of Marc Antony right; behind, lituus. Crawford 488/1; HCRI 118; Sydenham 1165; RSC 2. Lightly toned.[ATTACH=full]645448[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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