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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 5125997, member: 110350"]Eagles are too easy and common, so here's one with a stork:</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republic, Q. Caecilius Metullus, AR Denarius, 81 BCE. Obv. Head of Pietas right, wearing diadem; below chin, stork standing right / Rev. Elephant standing left, wearing bell around neck; in exergue, Q•C•M•P•I [Q. Caecilius Metellus Imperator]. Crawford 374/1, RSC I Caecilia 43, Sear RCV I 301 (ill.), Sydenham 750, BMCRR Spain 43. 18 mm., 3.9 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1202841[/ATTACH]</p><p>And one with an ibis:</p><p><br /></p><p>Hadrian AR Denarius, 136 AD, Travel Series, Rome Mint. Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head right / Rev: AEGYPTOS, Egypt reclining left, holding sistrum in right hand and resting left arm on basket; to left, ibis standing right. RIC II-3 1482 (2019 ed.), old RIC II 297d (1926 ed.), RSC II 99, Sear RCV II 3456, BMCRE 801-3. 18 mm., 3.11 g., 7 h.</p><p><br /></p><p>[<i>Edited to substitute new photos with more accurate color</i>]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1202863[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1202864[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And one with some unidentified birds:</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republic, Anonymous AR Denarius, 115-114 BCE. Obv. Head of Roma right wearing winged Corinthian helmet; below, ROMA; behind, X [<i>despite earlier change from 10 to 16 asses in value</i>] / Rev. Roma, wearing Corinthian helmet, seated right on pile of shields, holding spear in left hand; helmet on ground between pile of shields and her right foot; before her, she-wolf right, suckling twins Romulus and Remus; on either side, birds flying. Crawford 287/1, RSC I 176 (ill.), Sear RCV I 164 (ill.). 20 mm., 3.07 g. <i>Ex. Silbury Coins, UK, Jan. 3, 2019.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1202848[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1202849[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And one eagle for good measure:</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republic, Q. Cassius Longinus, AR Denarius, 55 BCE [<i>Crawford</i>] or 53 BCE [<i>Harlan</i>], Rome Mint. Obv. Young male head of Genius Populi Romani [<i>Crawford & RCV</i>] or Bonus Eventus [<i>RSC & RRM II</i>] right, with flowing hair, scepter behind, border of dots / Rev. Eagle, with wings spread, standing right on thunderbolt, lituus [<i>curved augural staff used in reading auspices</i>] to left and capis [<i>jug used in same rituals</i>] to right, border of dots; Q • CASSIVS in exergue. Crawford 428/3, RSC I Cassia 7 (ill.), Sydenham 916, Sear RCV I 391 (ill.), Harlan, RRM II Ch. 23 at pp. 180-187, BMCRR Rome 3868. 19 mm., 3.77 g., 6 h.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1202850[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 5125997, member: 110350"]Eagles are too easy and common, so here's one with a stork: Roman Republic, Q. Caecilius Metullus, AR Denarius, 81 BCE. Obv. Head of Pietas right, wearing diadem; below chin, stork standing right / Rev. Elephant standing left, wearing bell around neck; in exergue, Q•C•M•P•I [Q. Caecilius Metellus Imperator]. Crawford 374/1, RSC I Caecilia 43, Sear RCV I 301 (ill.), Sydenham 750, BMCRR Spain 43. 18 mm., 3.9 g. [ATTACH=full]1202841[/ATTACH] And one with an ibis: Hadrian AR Denarius, 136 AD, Travel Series, Rome Mint. Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head right / Rev: AEGYPTOS, Egypt reclining left, holding sistrum in right hand and resting left arm on basket; to left, ibis standing right. RIC II-3 1482 (2019 ed.), old RIC II 297d (1926 ed.), RSC II 99, Sear RCV II 3456, BMCRE 801-3. 18 mm., 3.11 g., 7 h. [[I]Edited to substitute new photos with more accurate color[/I]] [ATTACH=full]1202863[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1202864[/ATTACH] And one with some unidentified birds: Roman Republic, Anonymous AR Denarius, 115-114 BCE. Obv. Head of Roma right wearing winged Corinthian helmet; below, ROMA; behind, X [[I]despite earlier change from 10 to 16 asses in value[/I]] / Rev. Roma, wearing Corinthian helmet, seated right on pile of shields, holding spear in left hand; helmet on ground between pile of shields and her right foot; before her, she-wolf right, suckling twins Romulus and Remus; on either side, birds flying. Crawford 287/1, RSC I 176 (ill.), Sear RCV I 164 (ill.). 20 mm., 3.07 g. [I]Ex. Silbury Coins, UK, Jan. 3, 2019.[/I] [ATTACH=full]1202848[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1202849[/ATTACH] And one eagle for good measure: Roman Republic, Q. Cassius Longinus, AR Denarius, 55 BCE [[I]Crawford[/I]] or 53 BCE [[I]Harlan[/I]], Rome Mint. Obv. Young male head of Genius Populi Romani [[I]Crawford & RCV[/I]] or Bonus Eventus [[I]RSC & RRM II[/I]] right, with flowing hair, scepter behind, border of dots / Rev. Eagle, with wings spread, standing right on thunderbolt, lituus [[I]curved augural staff used in reading auspices[/I]] to left and capis [[I]jug used in same rituals[/I]] to right, border of dots; Q • CASSIVS in exergue. Crawford 428/3, RSC I Cassia 7 (ill.), Sydenham 916, Sear RCV I 391 (ill.), Harlan, RRM II Ch. 23 at pp. 180-187, BMCRR Rome 3868. 19 mm., 3.77 g., 6 h. [ATTACH=full]1202850[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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