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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 2645304, member: 75525&quot;]This one is not as good as [USER=44183]@stevex6[/USER] &#039;s coin, but it was too good to pass up.</p><p>[ATTACH]584249[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]584250[/ATTACH] </p><p>Roman Republican Anonymous As. 169-158 B.C.</p><p>AE, Uncial standard, Rome mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv - Laureate head of Janus; above, I</p><p>Rev&nbsp; - Prow of galley right; above, she-wolf standing right, head left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus;&nbsp; to right I; in ex [ROMA]</p><p>Scarce. Ex RBW collection (not in previous sales).</p><p>The dealer said aVF. I would probably vote F, but plenty nice enough for my collection. It looks like the coin circulated a long time and a lot of details are missing. It is well centered and has a nice patina. The casting seam is visable and a piece is missing where I assume the casting sprew was broken off.</p><p>25.26 g, 32.4 mm, 1 h</p><p>Cr 183/1</p><p>BMCRR Rome 514 - 516</p><p>Syd 297</p><p>Sear 694</p><p>NMW 216 (Nat Museum of Warsaw, one of my early RR books)</p><p>RBW 775</p><p><br /></p><p>This moneyer issued bronze coins As to Uncia, but no silver.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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