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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7533769, member: 110350"]My example of the Mn. Fonteius type:</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republic, Mn. Fonteius C.f., AR Denarius, Rome Mint 85 BCE. Obv. Laureate head of Apollo* right, MN. FONTEI behind (MN and NT in monograms), C.F below chin, thunderbolt below neck / Rev. Cupid or winged Infant Genius seated on goat right, caps (pilei) of the Dioscuri above, thyrsus of Bacchus below; all within laurel-wreath. RSC I Fonteia 10 (ill.), Crawford 353/1c, Sydenham 724a, Sear RCV I 271 (ill.), BMCRR Rome 2478. 20 mm, 3.93 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1300752[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>* Regarding the identity of the obverse portrait, RSC I identifies it as the head of Vejovis; Crawford and Sear disagree and identify the head as Apollo. Personally, I have no idea, although I do wonder: since when is Apollo associated with thunderbolts?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7533769, member: 110350"]My example of the Mn. Fonteius type: Roman Republic, Mn. Fonteius C.f., AR Denarius, Rome Mint 85 BCE. Obv. Laureate head of Apollo* right, MN. FONTEI behind (MN and NT in monograms), C.F below chin, thunderbolt below neck / Rev. Cupid or winged Infant Genius seated on goat right, caps (pilei) of the Dioscuri above, thyrsus of Bacchus below; all within laurel-wreath. RSC I Fonteia 10 (ill.), Crawford 353/1c, Sydenham 724a, Sear RCV I 271 (ill.), BMCRR Rome 2478. 20 mm, 3.93 g. [ATTACH=full]1300752[/ATTACH] * Regarding the identity of the obverse portrait, RSC I identifies it as the head of Vejovis; Crawford and Sear disagree and identify the head as Apollo. Personally, I have no idea, although I do wonder: since when is Apollo associated with thunderbolts?[/QUOTE]
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