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<p>[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 2683787, member: 51347"]Wow, I was pleased.</p><p><br /></p><p>I like the history around Lucius Cornelius Sulla...</p><p><br /></p><p>So, I bid and won this cool Denarius today.</p><p><br /></p><p>Kinda a "Veni, Vidi, Vici" by Caesar moment... Hey, and Sulla ALMOST killed that GJ Caesar when he was a young lad, and Sulla was cleaning house around Rome. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a little history on Sulla:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulla" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulla" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulla</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]600451[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic</p><p>L. Manlius Torquatus and L. Cornelius Sulla. 82 BCE</p><p>AR denarius (17 mm, 3.72 g, 12 h).</p><p>Military mint moving with Sulla.</p><p>Obv: L · MANLI before, PR[O · Q] behind, helmeted head of Roma right</p><p>Rev: L · SVLLA · IM in exergue, Sulla, togate, driving triumphal quadriga right, holding branch and reins; above, Victory flying left, crowning Sulla with wreath.</p><p>Ref: Crawford 367/3; Sydenham 759; Manlia 7; Sear 286. Auction comment: Nicely toned, light rub on cheek. Very fine.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i><font size="6"><span style="color: #b30000">POST ANY SULLA or any other cool coins from this time!</span></font></i></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 2683787, member: 51347"]Wow, I was pleased. I like the history around Lucius Cornelius Sulla... So, I bid and won this cool Denarius today. Kinda a "Veni, Vidi, Vici" by Caesar moment... Hey, and Sulla ALMOST killed that GJ Caesar when he was a young lad, and Sulla was cleaning house around Rome. Here is a little history on Sulla: [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulla[/url] [ATTACH=full]600451[/ATTACH] Roman Republic L. Manlius Torquatus and L. Cornelius Sulla. 82 BCE AR denarius (17 mm, 3.72 g, 12 h). Military mint moving with Sulla. Obv: L · MANLI before, PR[O · Q] behind, helmeted head of Roma right Rev: L · SVLLA · IM in exergue, Sulla, togate, driving triumphal quadriga right, holding branch and reins; above, Victory flying left, crowning Sulla with wreath. Ref: Crawford 367/3; Sydenham 759; Manlia 7; Sear 286. Auction comment: Nicely toned, light rub on cheek. Very fine. [B][I][SIZE=6][COLOR=#b30000]POST ANY SULLA or any other cool coins from this time![/COLOR][/SIZE][/I][/B][/QUOTE]
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