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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clinker, post: 1199741, member: 6229&quot;]<p style="text-align: center"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="6"><span style="color: darkorange"><b>Roman Silver Denarius 8-7 B.C.</b></span></font></font></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">　</p><p><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman">In an earlier post we learned Augustus was Imperator of the Roman Empire from 27 B.C. to A.D. 14. We also learned he adopted his grandsons as sons and heirs to the throne. We also learned those adoptives were featured on many of the coins struck during Augustus&#039; rule. This coin is no exceptrion.</font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman">　</font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman">The coin is a silver Denarius produced by the Lugdunum Mint circa 8-7 B.C.</font></font></p><p><font size="4">　</font></p><p><font size="4"></font><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4">The obverse bears the laureate head of Ceasar Augustus facing right; The reverse features Gaius Caesar (adopted grandson) astride a horse galloping right. In the background is Rome&#039;s legionary eagle between two standards.</font></font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4">　</font></font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4">　</font></font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4">Here&#039;s a photo courtesy of Coin Archives: </font></font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"></font></font></font></font><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=418015&amp;AucID=754&amp;Lot=6065&amp;Val=1eae01675329e5bb80e9e4f4ba8ea716" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=418015&amp;AucID=754&amp;Lot=6065&amp;Val=1eae01675329e5bb80e9e4f4ba8ea716" rel="nofollow"><u><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="Times New Roman">http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=418015&amp;AucID=754&amp;Lot=6065&amp;Val=1eae01675329e5bb80e9e4f4ba8ea716</font></span></font></span></font></u></a></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><p style="text-align: center"></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">　</font></span></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"></span></font></span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4">Hope you enjoyed seeing this historic silver relic from the Roman Empire&#039;s past.</font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"></font></font><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000">　</span></font></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"></span></font></font></span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4">Clinker</font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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