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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2223637, member: 56859&quot;]Wow, how did I miss this one?&nbsp; It has an A animal, <b>A</b>ss.&nbsp; And two Bs, <b>B</b>ison and <b>B</b>ear... a total of seven different animals!&nbsp; Looks like I&#039;ll get to post it a few more times in this thread <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>(oblique lighting to better show the animals)</p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_8c9def7b50284590a3db8057cccee30a.jpg_srb_p_1000_517_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Septimius Severus</b></p><p>Rome,&nbsp; CE 206</p><p>AR denarius, 3.41 gm, 20 mm, 12h</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; LAETITIA TEMPORVM, the spina of the Circus Maximus decorated as a ship facing left, with the turning posts at its prow and stern, a sail mounted on the central obelisk, and the spina&#039;s other monuments visible in between; above the ship, four quadrigas racing left; below, seven animals: an ostrich at left and a bear at right; between them a lion and a lioness chasing a wild ass and a panther attacking a bison</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; RIC 274; BMC 343.</p><p><i>ex Colosseo Collection</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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