the "tab" that sticks out from 2 to 4 o'clock on the obverse and 8 to 10 o'clock on the reverse is where the flan was held by tongs as it was being struck. This coin also demonstrates an ancient minting technique. Compare it to the other examples offered at Vcoins here, and you'll see that the $180 price tag is a great deal for this exceptional example of the type. Today I'm offering an example that's well-struck with pristine surfaces and lovely cabinet tone. They are wonderful coins for the new collector of Greek silver because of their excellent style, large size, and affordability. Thessalian League staters are among the last autonomous (and semi-autonomous) Greek issues. 50 years later, the Roman commander Mummius razed the city of Corinth, disbanded the various independent leagues, and reduced Greece to provincial status. The League's independence was short lived, however. After the Romans defeated Philip V of Macedonia in 196, Thessaly was established as a free koinon by the Roman general Titus Quinctius Flamininus. Independent for centuries, it fell under Macedonian rule in 344 BC. The seat of the Thessalian League was Larissa. The Thessalian League was a koinon, or loose confederation of tribes and poleis in ancient Thessaly. Please post anything you feel is appropriate: your examples of the type, other serrate denarii, slow bigas, anything to do with the Sabines, etc. Rev.: IVDEX / T.VETTCS Togate figure in low biga to left, holding reins in his right hand and scepter in his left behind, grain ears. Obv: SABINVS S.C Bare and bearded head of King Tatius to right below chin, monogram TA. AR Serrate Denarius, 4.0g, 20mm, 6h Rome mint, 66 BC. My coin is offered at $350, which is a great price for a scarce type that's well-struck with smooth, clean surfaces and no damage! Almost all of the CNG coins are in grades of EF and higher, so they hammer between $600 and $2500. For comparison, here are some auctions at CNG. I have a very pleasing VF example of this type for sale at vcoins here. The grain ear would refer to Sicily, Rome's chief grain supplier. The word IVDEX means "judge" (more properly "arbiter") but there was no such formal office, and any magistrate could be called "IVDEX." Michael Harlan suggests that the figure in the biga is the moneyer himself, who may be the same Titus Vettius who served as Quaestor in Sicily circa 73 BC. The reverse of the coin poses a bit of an enigma. Romulus and Tatius ruled Rome jointly, and the Sabines were gradually integrated into Roman culture. (That subject is depicted on two denarius types of Lucius Titurius Sabinus, 89 BC.) Ironically, it was the abducted Sabine women that convinced both sides to reconcile. According to the Roman foundation myth, Titus Tatius, king of the Sabines, attacked Rome in retaliation for the infamous Rape of the Sabine Women, an incident in which the men of Rome committed a mass abduction of women from neighboring tribes. Today's featured coin is a denarius of T. If I'm out of bounds, the thread can be deleted with no hard feelings on my part. I know that we have The Cabinet here, but I would like to do more than just list it. I hope this is permissible - I would like to discuss a coin that I happen to have for sale.
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