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A Couple of Recent Ancient Coin Purchases
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Although I've posted on the US Coin forum and occassionally on the Autograph and Stamp forums, I haven't posted here, so I thought I'd share a couple pickups from the recent Stacks / Coin Galleries auction.
Histiaia Euboia tetrobol
Mn. Aquillius denarius
Histiaia Euboia tetrobol
Mn. Aquillius denarius
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It's approx, 71 BC. The obverse is the helmeted bust of Virtus and the reverse is the consul Aquillius holding a shield and raising Sicilia.
<< <i>whats the approx. date of the denarii? unusual looking
It's approx, 71 BC. The obverse is the helmeted bust of Virtus and the reverse is the consul Aquillius holding a shield and raising Sicilia. >>
Here ya go, CoinArchives link to the republican coin.
Cool stuff!
I finally added an Augustus here
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