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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2684623, member: 56859"]I have two fourrees and love them. Ancient crime! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This one is a fourree <i>and</i> a mule. Apparently fourrees are somewhat common in the Roman Republican series, and among those fourrees mules are not that unusual.</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2525252Fmedia%2525252Fae43f8_8082b8ae176246d587794e21e2b76c71.jpg%2525252Fv1%2525252Ffit%2525252Fw_1644%2525252Ch_1028%2525252Cq_90%2525252Cusm_0.66_1.00_0.01%2525252Fae43f8_8082b8ae176246d587794e21e2b76c71.jpg%252526hash%25253D1322f33116d97e9c8a20f3e5f4936892%2526hash%253D15d33cd03626d48cb030cd08f4c2daa5%26hash%3D868c42691fe400dd4c2de0464898e6ce&hash=57a221c0c40c089b8ca1dc036eadf825" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Roman Republic fourrée mule denarius</b></p><p><b>L. Antestius Gragulus, 136 BCE, and C. Renius, 138 BCE</b></p><p>ancient forgery, 3.18 gm</p><p>Obv: Roma helmeted head right, * below chin, GRAG behind</p><p>Rev: Juno Caprotina in a biga of goats, C・RENI below, ROMA in exergue</p><p>Ref: Obverse S.115, Cr.238/1, Syd.451, RSC Antestia 9; Reverse S.108, Cr.231/1, Syd.432, RSc Renia 1</p><p><i>Writeup is <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mule-or-goat-both-gragulus-renius-four%C3%A9e-denarius.270214/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mule-or-goat-both-gragulus-renius-four%C3%A9e-denarius.270214/">here</a>.</i></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 Vulcan 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><i><br /></i></p><p><i><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/cottafourree-sideview_edited-1-jpg.505134/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2684623, member: 56859"]I have two fourrees and love them. Ancient crime! :) This one is a fourree [I]and[/I] a mule. Apparently fourrees are somewhat common in the Roman Republican series, and among those fourrees mules are not that unusual. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2525252Fmedia%2525252Fae43f8_8082b8ae176246d587794e21e2b76c71.jpg%2525252Fv1%2525252Ffit%2525252Fw_1644%2525252Ch_1028%2525252Cq_90%2525252Cusm_0.66_1.00_0.01%2525252Fae43f8_8082b8ae176246d587794e21e2b76c71.jpg%252526hash%25253D1322f33116d97e9c8a20f3e5f4936892%2526hash%253D15d33cd03626d48cb030cd08f4c2daa5%26hash%3D868c42691fe400dd4c2de0464898e6ce&hash=57a221c0c40c089b8ca1dc036eadf825[/IMG] [B]Roman Republic fourrée mule denarius L. Antestius Gragulus, 136 BCE, and C. Renius, 138 BCE[/B] ancient forgery, 3.18 gm Obv: Roma helmeted head right, * below chin, GRAG behind Rev: Juno Caprotina in a biga of goats, C・RENI below, ROMA in exergue Ref: Obverse S.115, Cr.238/1, Syd.451, RSC Antestia 9; Reverse S.108, Cr.231/1, Syd.432, RSc Renia 1 [I]Writeup is [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mule-or-goat-both-gragulus-renius-four%C3%A9e-denarius.270214/']here[/URL].[/I] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/cottafourree-cr314-1c-rt-jpg.505128/[/IMG] [B]Roman Republic, Lucius Aurelius Cotta[/B] 105 BCE Fourree AR serrate denarius, 20 mm, 3.8 gm Obv: draped bust of Vulcan right, wearing laureate pileus; tongs and star behind; all within wreath and dotted border Rev: eagle standing on thunderbolt, head left; L·COT below, V to right; all within laurel wreath and dotted border Ref: c.f. Crawford 314/1c; Sydenham 577a; Aurelia 21b [I]formerly slabbed, NGC ChVF, 5/5 strike, 3/5 surface [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/cottafourree-sideview_edited-1-jpg.505134/[/IMG] [/I][/QUOTE]
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