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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 8075597, member: 56859&quot;]You&#039;re being very generous, Ryro.&nbsp; One or two ID requests <b>per week</b> would be the polite thing-- especially since this is the busy season for new threads, with everyone posting their year-end lists in addition to the usual write-ups.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=130272]@Justin Cohen[/USER], I see from your first post a week ago that you&#039;re trying to identify a bunch of coins accumulated by your grandfather but you&#039;re flooding the board.&nbsp;&nbsp; Pace yourself, man.&nbsp; Don&#039;t wear out your welcome because you don&#039;t understand the culture and courtesies of this board <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; You&#039;ll get the help you need and with better camaraderie if you just post one coin per thread and far fewer per week.&nbsp; It looks like a fun assortment of coins!&nbsp; I hope you catch the collecting bug as a result of investigating the coins in his collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding coin #2, the pictures make it look like bronze but it should be silver.&nbsp; Hopefully it&#039;s just toned silver.&nbsp; Here&#039;s an example of the type:</p><p><br /></p><p><i><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/lentulustriskeles-cr445-1b-rt-jpg.512107/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></i></p><p><b>Roman Republic, the Pompeians</b></p><p><b>L. Cornelius Lentulus and C. Claudius Marcellus</b></p><p>Military mint in the East (Apollonia and Asia), 49 BC</p><p>AR denarius, 19 mm, 3.8 gm</p><p>Obv: Triskeles, with winged head of Medusa facing at center; stalk of grain between each leg</p><p>Rev: Jupiter standing facing, head right, holding thunderbolt in right hand and eagle on left; LE(NT) (MAR) upward to left, COS upward to right</p><p>Ref: Crawford 445/1b; Sydenham 1029a[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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