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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Michael Stolt, post: 8290599, member: 100445&quot;]The market is strong as usual, but I managed to win three fantastic early Roman Republican coins at very decent hammers yesterday. Very happy with all three as they are difficult to find in higher grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>Künkers photos do many coins little justice, but I managed to find older, better photos of the Semuncia and the Shield and Carnyx denarius.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-arn2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.15752-9/276071477_2163966620422829_9156804623113747042_n.png?_nc_cat=101&amp;ccb=1-5&amp;_nc_sid=ae9488&amp;_nc_ohc=mSx8XDc7qkIAX_SwLNc&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-arn2-1.xx&amp;oh=03_AVLFTodUzP63gyPvG0I3L3H0tPwjfFl9BpGjyT_KpHMYKA&amp;oe=6275FF9C" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republic. 235-231 BC. Æ Litra (2.56 g). Rome mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo right.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: Bridled horse rearing left; ROMA below.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reference: Crawford 26/3.</p><p><br /></p><p>Provenance: NAC Auction 29, Zürich 2005, lot 249.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><b>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b><br /></b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-arn2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.15752-9/277828391_683450382703696_4872947666805626416_n.png?_nc_cat=110&amp;ccb=1-5&amp;_nc_sid=ae9488&amp;_nc_ohc=ybF9bXgf624AX_g1QpG&amp;_nc_oc=AQnoMsRlxF8GPg_XGCXw2xIZc0W_OYDpu5DjCTKC20U5Atvu8Rg7sxOPuNAnFrj2COg&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-arn2-1.xx&amp;oh=03_AVIMATQWiRCkTJkftiFcf9nSxI2oVRWjWvonIidKkgV44g&amp;oe=627408D8" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republic. Circa 217-215 BC. Æ Semuncia (5.65 g). Rome mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: Draped bust of Mercury right, wearing winged petasus.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: Prow of galley right.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reference: Crawford 38/7.</p><p><br /></p><p>Provenance: Ex Sternberg XXVIII, Zürich 1995.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><b>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://scontent-arn2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/278002073_10158938343446596_7347744916067325739_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&amp;ccb=1-5&amp;_nc_sid=730e14&amp;_nc_ohc=XH_45sna9GMAX_nGy2X&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-arn2-1.xx&amp;oh=00_AT_XMbP4muHnk_7URPwN8op2i2_M-v6cnPkvRk3gN7aIBQ&amp;oe=6254CC89" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republic. Circa 206-200 BC, AR Denarius (4.17 g). Uncertain mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) to left.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: The Dioscuri, each holding spear, on horseback right; two stars above; shield and carnyx below horses; ROMA in exergue.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reference: Crawford 128/1.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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