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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 2702434, member: 75525&quot;]I bought a pair of cast bars recently. As a throw-in, I bought a Q.TITI quinarius. I was paying postage, so the incremental cost was about $50. I like all three pieces!</p><p><br /></p><p>I know we have done it often, but post something you bought together that were way different in size.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]608521[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]608522[/ATTACH] </p><p>Roman Republican Quinarius, Q.TITI</p><p>Rome, 90 BC</p><p>Obv – winged &amp; draped bust of Victory, right, hair pulled back in a knot</p><p>Rev – Pegasus leaping right, below Q.TITI</p><p>I agreed with the vendor’s description: A nice example, over weight and well centred. Lightly toned.VF/Good VF, 2.14 grams, 13 mm</p><p>Note this moneyer issued a lot of coins. Crawford estimated 250 dieseach for two denarius issues and this quinarius. He also issued bronze coins.</p><p>Cr 341/3, O/R dies = 250 / 278</p><p>BMCRR Rome 2229 – 2230</p><p>Sear 240</p><p>RSC Titia 3</p><p>Syd 693</p><p>RBW 1276</p><p><br /></p><p>The vendor&#039;s description of the bars was pretty good also - </p><p>Aes Premonetale.Aes formatum. Multiple lot of two (2) fragments of bronze ingots. Central Italy, 8th-4th cent. BC.AE.g. 87.8; g. 54.0. Two very attractive and interesting examples. Green-brown patina.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would add only that the small square bar piece looks a lot like a recently purchased RS bar. The color is right. Both have slight off-sets in the top &amp; bottom of the castings. I think I see what could be a line on the small piece! The small piece is about the weight of an early Sextans.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]608526[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]608527[/ATTACH] </p><p>A larger piece of a RS bar - </p><p>[ATTACH=full]608528[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The triangular piece is about the size of an early quadrans (3 dot coin)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]608523[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]608524[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]608525[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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