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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 4786159, member: 51347&quot;]Excellent write-up, and great coins, [USER=99554]@Ocatarinetabellatchitchix[/USER] </p><p><br /></p><p>I have a couple from Samnium.&nbsp; One is their typical split flan for this issue, and the other is a harder-to-get NO splits in the flan.&nbsp; I really like the splits... pretty cool addition, and very typical look to this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Samnites went through 3 Wars with Rome (Samnite Wars 343 BCE - 290 BCE).&nbsp; They were very brutal and tough fighters, and were mountain folk from the Apennine mountain spine of Italia.&nbsp; They really bloodied the Roman Republic during these wars for control of Italia and Campania.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1163588[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>VULCAN from SAMNIA</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1163583[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Samnium, Aesernia</b> </p><p>AE21 263-240 BCE </p><p>HN Italy 430 </p><p>Vulcan Left </p><p>- Biga</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1163584[/ATTACH]</p><p>Samnium, Aesernia </p><p>263-240 BCE AE 20 </p><p>Vulcan Pilos Tongs </p><p>Jupiter Biga Left[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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