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Justin Lee

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  1. I have a few Augustus ones that I think are pretty cool...

    The first two are just different order of the moneyer names.

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    Augustus, Ruled 27 BC-14 AD
    AE Quadrans, Stuck 5 BC, Rome mint
    Apronius, Galus, Messalla, and Sisenna; triumvirate (meaning the three men in charge of preparing blanks and minting coins in gold, silver and bronze), although there are the four names inscribed on coin.
    Obverse: SISENNA MESSALLA IIIVIR, bowl-shaped, ornately decorated altar.
    Reverse: GALVS APRONIVS A A A F F, legend surrounding SC.
    References: RIC I 464
    Size: 16mm, 2.9g

     

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    Augustus, Ruled 27 BC-14 AD
    AE Quadrans, Stuck 5 BC, Rome mint
    Apronius, Galus, Messalla, and Sisenna; triumvirate (meaning the three men in charge of preparing blanks and minting coins in gold, silver and bronze), although there are the four names inscribed on coin.
    Obverse: MESSALLA APRONIVS IIIVIR, bowl-shaped, ornately decorated altar.
    Reverse: GALVS SISENNA A A A F F, legend surrounding SC.
    References: RIC I 453

     

     

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    Augustus, Ruled 27 BC – 14 AD
    AE Quadrans, Struck 9 BC, Rome mint
    L. Aelius Lamia, P. Silius and Annius, moneyers
    Obverse
    : LAMIA · SILIVS · ANNIVS ·, simpulum and lituus.
    Reverse: III · VIR · A · A · A · F · F · around large S C.
    References: RIC 421

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  2. Here's my bull contribution... Or depending on the way you look at it, some have said its an elephant?? 

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    Sicily, Messana, The Mamertinoi

    Circa 288-278 BC, AE Quadruple Unit

    Series I struck circa 288-285 AD

    Obverse: APEOΣ, Laureate head of Ares right; helmet head behind.

    Reverse: MAMEP-TI-NΩN, Bull butting left.

    References: Särström Series I, Group A; Calciati I pg. 91, 1; SNG ANS 399; SNG Copenhagen 428; SNG Morcom 623

    Size: 27mm, 17.51g

    Ex: CNG Auction 447, Lot 20 (7/3/2019);

    CNG Mail Bid Sale 67, Lot 287 (9/22/2004);

    From the Tony Hardy Collection

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  3. Wow... It's been almost a year since I got this one from @KenDorney. But it fits very well with my Roman Egypt collection. 

     

    Constantius I, as Caesar

    293-305 AD, Tetradrachm 

    Year 1, Alexandria standing left holding scepter, hand raised. Delta in exergue. 

    Emmett 4168

    19mm, 7.2g

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