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<p>[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 5143623, member: 99456"][USER=96898]@Orielensis[/USER] - I am just finding this post today. A belated congratulations on the new coin and both coins are nice examples from my favorite period. Here's my example (with victory lost in the strike and edge of the flan). Here are my notes on this coin: "<a href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/birds-and-bad-luck" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/birds-and-bad-luck" rel="nofollow">Birds and Bad Luck</a>". There is reason to suspect that Fabius Hadrianus' death was related to being on the wrong side of Sulla - his successor was Pompey the Great a Sulla supporter. This could also be a factor in the lack of follow-up on his murder. I read the bird as a general symbol of "good auspices".</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1207446[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Date:</b> 102 BC</p><p><b>Obv:</b> EX A PV, Turreted and veiled bust of Cybele right</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Victory driving galloping biga right, E below horses, bird before, C FABI C F in exergue</p><p><b>Size:</b> 19.6mm, 3.96 grams</p><p><b>Ref:</b> Crawford 322/1b; Fabia 14; Sydenham 590</p><p><b>Note:</b> EX A PV translates to EX Argento PVblico, indicating a special issue struck from the reserve bullion in the public treasury.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 5143623, member: 99456"][USER=96898]@Orielensis[/USER] - I am just finding this post today. A belated congratulations on the new coin and both coins are nice examples from my favorite period. Here's my example (with victory lost in the strike and edge of the flan). Here are my notes on this coin: "[URL='https://www.sullacoins.com/post/birds-and-bad-luck']Birds and Bad Luck[/URL]". There is reason to suspect that Fabius Hadrianus' death was related to being on the wrong side of Sulla - his successor was Pompey the Great a Sulla supporter. This could also be a factor in the lack of follow-up on his murder. I read the bird as a general symbol of "good auspices". [ATTACH=full]1207446[/ATTACH] [B]Date:[/B] 102 BC [B]Obv:[/B] EX A PV, Turreted and veiled bust of Cybele right [B]Rev:[/B] Victory driving galloping biga right, E below horses, bird before, C FABI C F in exergue [B]Size:[/B] 19.6mm, 3.96 grams [B]Ref:[/B] Crawford 322/1b; Fabia 14; Sydenham 590 [B]Note:[/B] EX A PV translates to EX Argento PVblico, indicating a special issue struck from the reserve bullion in the public treasury.[/QUOTE]
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