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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gam3rBlake, post: 8097480, member: 115909&quot;]Nice coins!</p><p><br /></p><p>I got a Quadrigatus this year too and it’s definitely in my top 3! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Based on comparison it looks like yours was minted later in the Second Punic War when the Quadrigatus became lighter and more debased. I noticed it is 5.4 grams rather than the intended 6.8 grams. At that point Rome was in absolute panic.</p><p><br /></p><p>“Hannibal ante portas!” </p><p>(Hannibal is at the gates!) became a popular phrase for imminent danger.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1407728[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1407727[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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