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<p>[QUOTE="red_spork, post: 2807544, member: 74282"]Awesome coin and even better writeup. Really excellent work! These early denarii really tell the story of both the massive expenditures and the massive geographical scope of the Second Punic War. I do not have a fully anonymous denarius from Rome itself but here are some various silver denominations from the same period as yours(plus or minus a few years) and various field mints:</p><p><br /></p><p>Quinarius(5 asses or 1/2 denarius), Rome, Cr. 44/6:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]656113[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Sestertius(2.5 asses or 1/4 denarius), Rome,Cr. 44/7:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]656112[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Denarius, Sicily, possibly Katane, Cr. 68/1b:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]656114[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Quinarius, Apulia(Southeast Italy), possibly Venusia Cr. 85/1a:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]656115[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Victoriatus, Etruria, Cr. 106/1a:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]656117[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>There are also issues in silver from Spain, Sardinia, Central Italy, Corcyra and other mints which I'm still hunting down.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="red_spork, post: 2807544, member: 74282"]Awesome coin and even better writeup. Really excellent work! These early denarii really tell the story of both the massive expenditures and the massive geographical scope of the Second Punic War. I do not have a fully anonymous denarius from Rome itself but here are some various silver denominations from the same period as yours(plus or minus a few years) and various field mints: Quinarius(5 asses or 1/2 denarius), Rome, Cr. 44/6: [ATTACH=full]656113[/ATTACH] Sestertius(2.5 asses or 1/4 denarius), Rome,Cr. 44/7: [ATTACH=full]656112[/ATTACH] Denarius, Sicily, possibly Katane, Cr. 68/1b: [ATTACH=full]656114[/ATTACH] Quinarius, Apulia(Southeast Italy), possibly Venusia Cr. 85/1a: [ATTACH=full]656115[/ATTACH] Victoriatus, Etruria, Cr. 106/1a: [ATTACH=full]656117[/ATTACH] There are also issues in silver from Spain, Sardinia, Central Italy, Corcyra and other mints which I'm still hunting down.[/QUOTE]
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