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Message:: [QUOTE="kevin McGonigal, post: 8136650, member: 72790"]YES, I found one, and this coin has both historical and archeological importance. It was issued in about 260 AD and shows a clear bat on the reverse where it might have gone unnoticed if the OP had not asked this question. Here it was lurking in a dark little noticed region where bats are want to hide in plain sight, if one knows where to look. I have had this double sestertius for years but never really looked that closely before. It's not just evidence that the Ancients had bats but actually made use of them. On the reverse is Herc Dev who used to coach old the old Gallic Barbarians before moving on to the Piedmont Senators. He is shown with his BAT in  the ready position as he gets ready to loft a fly ball, in his left hand, out to center field. This is clear evidence that the Ancients not only had bats and played baseball but also that, while we in the States like to call it, the American National Pastime, the game was probably in the Olympic Games for Millenia before coming to the New World. Enjoy and look more closely at your coins for further evidence of things you may have missed. [ATTACH=full]1417934[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1417935[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]