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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;svessien, post: 4271214, member: 15481&quot;]Coins from the Roman Republic are wonderful. Each of them tell a story about the city, an event in the city, an event concerning a family of the city, etc. </p><p>As being the moneyer for a year often was the start of a political career, many moneyers chose to have a theme involving the greatness of their family on the coins. That is one of the reasons there are so many different and interesting designs. </p><p>As I went through my collection of Republican coins today, taking photos, I was struck by one coin in particular, this one:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1087410[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>C. Piso L.f. Frugi Denarius (AR; 18 mm; 3.89g; 7h) 67 bc. Head of Apollo to right, hair bound with fillet; behind, symbol, lituus, decorated with feathers (?). Rev. Horseman galloping to right, below, C PISO L F FRV </p><p><br /></p><p>This is a beautiful coin design. Simple, but this makes the main design come out. The whole flan has not been exploited for texts and symbols like many others from the era. Just a young Apollo, and a young rider on reverse. Very high relief for a Roman coin, almost like a Greek coin. The reverse commemorates a sporting event for the youth of Rome, not a war. Among many great coins from the Roman Republic, I find this the most beautiful in my collection. What about you? What is your favorite coin design from the Roman Republic?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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