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travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 03/02/2020 7:21 pm As some of you know, I mainly collect Roman Imperial Coinage. But I've been able snag a few Republican coins now and again. This one caught my eye as being a Roman Republic denarius. But I can't say for certain. Edited by travelcoin 03/02/2020 7:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 03/02/2020 8:00 pm See: https://www.acsearch.info/search.ht...usd&company= Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 03/02/2020 8:01 pm Pretty high on the reverse-cool-factor meter, by the way. Report this Post to the Staff
travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 03/02/2020 8:20 pm Thanks Bob - I would have never ever come up with that- especially that reverse. It is cool. Looks like some horn silver on the obverse. Maybe I'll take a stab at cleaning it. I picked this up for next to nothing. Q. Sicinius and C. Coponius. 49 BC. AR Denarius. Mint moving with Pompey. Q. SICINIVS before, [II]I. VIR behind, diademed head of Apollo right; star below / C. COPONIVS to right, P.R. S. C to left, club of Hercules surmounted by lion's skin; arrow to left, bow to right. It is a cool coin, I wish I had time to study up on republican coinage. Report this Post to the Staff
Novicius Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1168 Posts	Posted 03/02/2020 9:40 pm Very nice pick-up. Report this Post to the Staff
travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 04/17/2020 10:08 am Well, I got the courage to clean this coin. To my great surprise, I don't believe it was horn silver after all. Lemon juice with a cotton swab cleaned it up nicely. I stopped to examine and ponder whether or not to clean it further. It might be good as is. Found out some more info on the cin as well. according to http://www.historicalcoins.com: "This coin was part of a large issue of coinage by two supporters of Pompey who had fled Rome upon Caesar's approach to the city. The SC upon the reverse was an attempt to show legitimacy for their coinage via the senate, but this could only be via those Pompeian senators who had fled Rome, too." Edited by travelcoin 04/17/2020 10:08 am Report this Post to the Staff
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