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Hello All, I was wondering if someone knows this varity of this As from janus. I look at the reverse and above the Galley ship it looks like there is an sphinx/deer. I can't find similair types of this coin. with something above the Galleyship. This coin weights alround 24,66 grams.   |
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 United States
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I know of letter monograms being used to denote moneyers but I haven't seen images being used on Republican As.
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Ive seen those also alround. Maybe I am wrong and it is not an deer figure. But it looks like the sphinx you see on castulo look a like coins.
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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
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I found one with deer, but it is an dog
ROMAN REPUBLIC. Anonymous. Ca. 206-195 BC. AE as (45.58 gm). Laur. hd. of bearded Janus, I above / Galley prow r., dog standing r. on platform on deck, ROMA below. Crawford 122/3. RCV 656. Dark brown patina. Nearly VF. Ex Goodman Collection (Triton I, 2-3 December 1997), lot 972.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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i keep seeing a pegasus....is that possible?
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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
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Hey chris,
I don't know. I only can find a few with an dog above. But this aint an dog for sure. Or an very strange one with wings...
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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
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There are alot of series known I found off this piece. There are bird series but I only find prows. There is an saturn on deer series. I found letters above the ship. But no sphinx/pegasus....
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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
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Ive got some help from an auction house. They told me it is an griffin above the galley. I have looked ad examples an indeed it looks the same
Griffin series Æ As. Rome, 169-158 BC. Laureate head of Janus, I above / Prow right, griffin above, I before, ROMA below. Crawford 182/2. 24.57g, 32mm, 3h. Very Fine. Very Rare
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oh cool, who doesn't like a griffon?! nice coin man, I love these things...picked up one a couple months ago ...they feel great in hand.
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