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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mikey Zee, post: 2412036, member: 72818&quot;][ATTACH=full]498660[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]498661[/ATTACH] This &#039;type&#039; struck by the moneyer Postumius has been posted many times before by the CT gang but the first I have purchased---differing from the more typical Roma/Chariot devices and falling within my preferred &#039;niche&#039;. Naturally, the wonderfully centered strike also caught my eye.</p><p><br /></p><p>it seems this moneyer, known only from this series, chose the &quot;.....iconography of Diana Aventina....referring to the High temple on the Aventine by King Servius Tullius. This temple was meant to commemorate the victory at Lake Regillus in 499 BC when the Romans with extreme difficulty defeated the Latins ....&quot; The &#039;hunting dog&#039;, like the Deer, is typically associated with Diana, the &#039;huntress&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>This &#039;variety&#039; is a bit more common that the scarcer type without the TA &#039;monogram&#039; and struck during the time of the still raging civil war in Spain, Pompey battling the last of the Marian Generals Sertorius.</p><p><br /></p><p>AR Denarius of Caius Postumius</p><p>Struck at Rome 74 BC; 18mm, 3.85 grams.</p><p>Bust of Diana right, hair retained/pulled back by small bun</p><p>Bow and quiver over shoulder.</p><p>Running hunting dog to right (greyhound?), spear below</p><p>C POSTVMI, TA monogram below (possibly referring to the Sabine King Tatius or Tatianus).</p><p><br /></p><p>As always, please post any coin that is within the spirit of this type....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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