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Ancient Coin of the Day: In a Late Republican mood today, so here are some coins minted by Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio in the civil war against Julius Caesar.

Image: RRC 460/2; British Museum (2002,0102.4556). Link - britishmuseum.org/collection/o

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August · @august
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Ancient Coin of the Day: As it’s Titus’ birthday, today's thread is on some of the coins of Vespasian that focussed on his two sons, Titus and Domitian.

Image: RIC 2.1 Vespasian 1123; British Museum (R.10346). Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2_

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For more on these coins, see:

Damsky, Ben L. β€œTHE STADIUM AUREUS OF SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS.” American Journal of Numismatics (1989-), vol. 2, 1990, pp. 77–105.

jstor.org/stable/43580168

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Ancient Coin of the Day: One of my favourites today - the fantastic aureus of Septimius Severus from AD 202-210, showing the Stadium of Domitian.

Image: RIC IV Septimius Severus 260; British Museum (1844,1015.170). Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.

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· @RaimoKangasniemi
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#ACOTD

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