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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 3790836, member: 57495&quot;]Dupondius of Vespasian</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1012681[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Sestertius of Hadrian</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1012682[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The topic thread highlights the dupondius, but it may be worth mentioning that brass was first used for coinage by Mithradates VI of Pontos, one of Rome&#039;s implacable enemies.&nbsp; You can see the yellow of the metal below the patina and encrustations of the circa 105-85 BC AE28 &quot;Headless Medusa&quot; type below.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1012777[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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