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sulla80
Aug 28, 20202 min read
Quinarius from a time of "Massive Recoinage"
I was a little worried about the fragility of this coin when I bid on it and was pleasantly surprised see that, in hand, the flan crack...
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sulla80
Aug 27, 20202 min read
Birds and Bad Luck
The gens Fabia was a prominent patrician family, who claimed descent from both Hercules and Evander. One branch of the gens Fabia, the...
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sulla80
Aug 27, 20202 min read
46 BC 180 Obverse Double Strike
This coin struck me as unusual, and I couldn't decide which way was "up" - so I didn't hesitate to pick it up. All three images below are...
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sulla80
Aug 27, 20205 min read
From Ancient Tech to Modern World
Technology over the ages in health and social media illustrated with Roman Republican coins. I am starting my blog with a post on a Roman...
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sulla80
May 26, 20193 min read
A Denarius of Mark Antony & Lepidus
This coin was issued near the end of the Roman republic and is an artifact of Mark Antony's alliance with Lepidus in the days before they...
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