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		<title>C. Mamilius Limetanus 82 B.C.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
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C. Mamilius Limetanus 82 B.C.; AR denarius.
Obverse: Bust of Mercury right, caduceus behind.
Reverse: Ulysses walking r. holding staff and being greeted by his dog Argus.
Syd 741, Cr362/1.
That poor dog waited over 20 years for Ulysses to come home and then died of happiness when he did.
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		<title>Books</title>
		<link>http://www.aburbecondita.com/?p=574</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 19:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently bought an Amazon Kindle and have been getting into ebooks. For my fellow avid readers out there into ebooks, I want to point out an excellent site with thousands of free books: http://www.manybooks.net They have books in various formats for a variety of different reading devices. You can access them on your mobile [...]]]></description>
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		<title>P. Fonteius P.f. Capito  55 BC.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 06:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
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P. Fonteius P.f. Capito,  55 BC, AR denarius.
Obverse: Helmeted bust of Mars r., trophy over shoulder, P FONTEIVS P F CAPITO III VIR around.
Reverse: Horseman attacking warrior who is about to slay a kneeling captive, MN FONT TR MIL above.
Cr-429/1, Syd-900, Fonteia-17. 3.88g.
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		<title>Anonymous Denarius 206-195 BC.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a while but here is my latest coin, an early denarius:

Anonymous AR denarius.
Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma r., X behind.
Reverse: Dioscuri riding r., rostrum tridens below horses; below, ROMA in linear frame.
Cr-114/1, Syd-244. 4.26g.
I&#8217;ve wanted a coin depicting the Dioscuri for a while now.
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		<title>M. Fannius 123 BC.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I wonder if this guy&#8217;s nickname back in ancient Rome was &#8220;Fanny.&#8221; hehe
Anyway, another Republican denarius added to the collection. This one is from 123 BC. by the moneyer Marcus Fannius.

M Fannius, AR denarius.
Obverse: Head of Roma right in winged helmet, ROMA behind, X below chin.
Reverse: Victory in a quadriga right, reins in left, wreath [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Castulo Spain</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 06:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[My second coin from Castulo. I like the style of these coins of Castulo.

Spain, Castulo. Late 2nd Century BC. Æ
Obverse: Diademed head right; hand before.
Reverse: Sphinx standing right; star before.
CNH pg. 336, 38; SNG BM Spain 1323ff. 27 mm. 11.69 g.
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