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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 3509524, member: 82616&quot;]Glad to hear it arrived safe and sound!</p><p><br /></p><p>The inclusion of the lituus lends credence to these types being pulvinaria commemorating a religious ceremony. The million dollar question is what ceremony? Appeasement to the gods after the Vesuvian disaster, or for a more celebratory event - the opening games of the Colosseum?</p><p><br /></p><p>A clue perhaps lies with the same types found on RR coins and those struck later in the 2nd century. For what purposes were they issued?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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