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<p>[QUOTE="stevex6, post: 1855069, member: 44183"]<font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">Okay gang, if we're gonna try out the two-day-span, then today is "next-century" day ... </span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"> </span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000"><b>=> BRING-ON THE "FIRST CENTURY BC"!!</b></span></span></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>M. Caecilius Q.f. Q.n. Metellus </b></span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>(Restored issue) AR Denarius</b></span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">82-80 BC</span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">Rome mint</span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">Diameter: 18 mm</span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">Weight: 3.85 grams</span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">Obverse: Head of Apollo right, wearing taenia; mark of value below chin</span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">Reverse: shield with elephant's head in central boss, surrounded by laurel wreath</span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">Reference: Macedonian. Crawford 369/1; Sydenham 719; Caecilia 30</span></span></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">[ATTACH=full]310692[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]310693[/ATTACH]</span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #0000ff">NOTE => my example is the <b>"Restored Version"</b> ... the original version was:</span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #0000ff">minted in 127 BC and had <b>Roma</b>, rather than <b>Apollo</b> on the obverse (sadly, this original version is not my coin => I was outbid and left wanting)</span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"> </span></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">[ATTACH=full]310696[/ATTACH] </span></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stevex6, post: 1855069, member: 44183"][SIZE=4][COLOR=#0000ff]Okay gang, if we're gonna try out the two-day-span, then today is "next-century" day ... [COLOR=#000000][B]=> BRING-ON THE "FIRST CENTURY BC"!![/B][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=#0000ff][COLOR=#ff0000][B]M. Caecilius Q.f. Q.n. Metellus [/B][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][COLOR=#ff0000][B](Restored issue) AR Denarius[/B][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][COLOR=#000000]82-80 BC[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][COLOR=#000000]Rome mint[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][COLOR=#000000]Diameter: 18 mm[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][COLOR=#000000]Weight: 3.85 grams[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][COLOR=#000000]Obverse: Head of Apollo right, wearing taenia; mark of value below chin[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][COLOR=#000000]Reverse: shield with elephant's head in central boss, surrounded by laurel wreath[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][COLOR=#000000]Reference: Macedonian. Crawford 369/1; Sydenham 719; Caecilia 30[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=#0000ff][COLOR=#000000][ATTACH=full]310692[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]310693[/ATTACH][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][COLOR=#0000ff]NOTE => my example is the [B]"Restored Version"[/B] ... the original version was: minted in 127 BC and had [B]Roma[/B], rather than [B]Apollo[/B] on the obverse (sadly, this original version is not my coin => I was outbid and left wanting)[/COLOR] [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=#0000ff][ATTACH=full]310696[/ATTACH] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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