looks like an interesting movie I saw a Roman coin when I watched Labyrinth, Season 1, on Amazon Prime. The story begins in medieval France. Eight hundred years later a young woman finds a labyrinth-engraved ring..... I am not sure if the series is good, but I did see this coin. Someone flipped the coin to determine the fate of another guy. The whole coin flashed, but I am not quick with the remote. Anyone here care to attribute the coin?
LAETITIA reverse. Probably an antoninianus of Gallienus, but hard to tell from the scale. On second thought, I see an S-C so it must be an earlier bronze issue, potentially an As.
Looks a bit thin to be an as. S-P instead of S-C? Allectus? Just guessing... (from acsearch, not my coin)
A little Briton-Mania, since my Picts brothers dana have coinage: Celtic Britain Iceni Boudicca 61 CE 1.03g Celt Hd r Celtic horse galloping Seaby 434 Scarce
I'm not into coins of that era, but the movie is great and realistic. I bought the Bluray version of it for my other hobby. I have a theater and over 300 movies. My favorite movies are the early John Waynes.
I like how a few clues can help ID a coin. SC is AD and prow of a ship is BC. Cenurion has a Roman coin reference. I am not sure the timing is right. Per Wikipedia, the 9th was in Britain from 43 - 120 AD. Two Romans are instructed to "take care of" a captured man. One Roman flips a coin and says: head or ship? If it was a RR As, it had been around a while.
A blast from my past. In 2001 my wife and I visited London and South Wales. London for four days, South Wales for a week in our time share. It was the first time either of us travelled overseas as we thought England was our west way to open our foreign travels by going to somewhere with no language concerns. We visited Bath, a truly remarkable City for extensive Roman ruins, the bath complex is amazing. On the way to South Wales we came across the small town of Carlaeon in which the Roman Legion Isca Augustus called home. We didn't know about the Roman remains there till we arrived in town. Whoa, says I, we got to go there. It was right downtown and we pulled right in. Pics will tell my story better than I. I was able to try on the armor and hoist my gladius in salute. The remains are quite extensive and remarkable including the colosseum which included the remains of a shrine dedicated to Mithrus. The museum itself is compact, but chock full of items from the many items of need for any army's permanent fortress of the time. The barracks area is extensive. If you are ever travelling there it is certainly well worth the treck. I would imagine it is even more developed since then. And no, I am not a member of the Chamber of Commerce.
Hey Friar. I ex-patted in Wales. I lived about 10-15 mile from Caerleon in Mid-Glamorgan, back in 98-02. Been to Caerleon a few times... great memories. Bath is awesome too. The Engineering genius that made Rome GREAT: Rome ISCA Legio II Augusta 75-300 CE Caerleon Concrete 2 pcs 26x21mm ea
