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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2487135, member: 51347&quot;]LOL, yeah I NOTICED that about [USER=19615]@Volodya[/USER] swimming in the WHOLE pool!&nbsp; Nice coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>Yeah, when I saw the star (everyone called it a pentagram), I snared it.&nbsp; To me, the pentagram is a linear design, and not filled in.&nbsp; I believe this series under that mintage period has several control symbols.&nbsp; So, I have no clue whether the star is prevalent or scarce.&nbsp; I got it for its coolness factor.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Fouree surprises me:&nbsp; the cut is virtually an exact match to the circulating victoriatii... I wonder if these were minted off shanghai-ed dies, or some mint workers were striking them at night for some extra money.&nbsp; I saw NO silvering on this one.&nbsp; I had another thought if they were used as payment/trade to errant Magna Graecia cities that sided with Hannibal.&nbsp; Kinda, &quot;here&#039;s your money...eat THIS for payment!&quot;&nbsp; But, I have seen nothing about that anywhere.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am sure you are expert at this, but I understand the Quinarii and Sestertii were intended for Roman circulation (silver sub-denominations of Denarii). However, the Victoratii and uber-rare Half-Victoratii (I wanna see if you or [USER=19615]@Volodya[/USER] pop this one out there!), are intended for circulation and trade with the Northern Italia Gauls and the Southern Italia Magna Graecia.&nbsp; I believe this was the intention of the RR Litrae, and probably the RR Didrachmae.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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