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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;red_spork, post: 3808502, member: 74282&quot;]This denarius was my second purchase in the recent Roma XVIII auction, in addition to the <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-first-peaked-visor-anonymous-denarius.349146/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-first-peaked-visor-anonymous-denarius.349146/">anonymous denarius posted earlier</a>. I actually had a relatively nice example of the type with full legends and great metal, something I was quite proud of at time of purchase in 2015, right after I started focusing on Roman Republic coins. As I&#039;ve continued collecting&nbsp; I&#039;ve tried to increase my standards for more common types and accordingly my original coin&#039;s faults began to bother me more and more. As it was one of my favorite types I began looking for an upgrade and after a year or so of looking finally found it. This particular coin really called to me due to how well centered and even the strike is and how well the obverse is engraved. Its got a couple scratches on the obverse that are more pronounced in the Roma pic and I assume that scared some bidders off but I felt them fairly inconsequential and they&#039;re almost invisible in-hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>This type is one of my favorites both because of its iconography and the history associated with it. The reverse has Roma crowning a trophy surrounded by shields and Carnyces, traditional Celtic war-horns, a bold portrayal of Rome&#039;s defeat of the Celts in the newly-founded colony of Gallia Narbonensis. Janus, the two headed Roman deity of beginnings, endings, doorways and transitions is featured on the obverse, The temple of Janus was opened during times of war and closed during times of peace. Taken together, this type is Rome&#039;s proclamation that the war with the Gauls had been ended - successfully.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1015830[/ATTACH]</p><p>AR Denarius(3.82g, 19mm, 8h). Marcus Furius Lucii filius Philus, moneyer, 119 BC, Rome mint. Laureate head of Janus;around, M·FOVRI·L·F, Border of dots. / Roma (wearing Corinthian helmet) standing left, holding sceptre in left hand and crowning trophy with right hand; above, star; behind, ROMA upwards; the trophy is surmounted by a helmet in the form of a boar&#039;s head and flanked by a carnyx and shield on each side; in exergue, (PHI)LI. Crawford 281/1, Sydenham 529, RSC Furia 18, BMCRR (Italy) 555</p><p>Ex Roma Numismatics auction XVIII, 29 September 2019, lot 822, ex Numismatica Ars Classica auction 114, 6 May 2019, lot 1283, ex RVP Collection, CNG e-Auction 309, 21 August 2013, lot 204</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s my old example which will hopefully find a new and loving home soon:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1015946[/ATTACH]</p><p>AR Denarius(19mm, 3.86g). Marcus Furius Lucii filius Philus, moneyer, 119 BC, Rome mint. Laureate head of Janus;around, M·FOVRI·L·F, Border of dots. / Roma (wearing Corinthian helmet) standing left, holding sceptre in left hand and crowning trophy with right hand; above, star; behind, ROMA upwards; the trophy is surmounted by a helmet in the form of a boar&#039;s head and flanked by a carnyx and shield on each side; in exergue, (PHI)LI. Crawford 281/1, Sydenham 529, RSC Furia 18, BMCRR (Italy) 555</p><p>Purchased from Gert Boersema, 6 November 2015</p><p><br /></p><p>How have your collecting standards changed over the years(or have they)? Feel free to share anything relevant[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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