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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 3231487, member: 76086&quot;]I&#039;ve posted it a few times before and always get questions about it.&nbsp; Its really quite fascinating.&nbsp; Here is my note on the coin:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>C. Claudius Pulcher, 110 – 109 BC</b></p><p>Silver Denarius, Rome Mint, 19mm, 2.12 grams</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obverse:</b>&nbsp; Helmeted head of Roma right.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b>&nbsp; Victory in biga right, C PVLCHER in exergue.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>References:</b></p><p>Claudia 1&nbsp; //&nbsp; Crawford 300/1&nbsp; //&nbsp; Sydenham 569</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Cost:</b></p><p>$25</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Provenance:</b></p><p>Ebay, September 2008.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Notes:</b></p><p>Cut in ancient times to form a pig ‘trotter’, or the leg and foot of the animal.&nbsp; Similar to an example in the British Museum, an issue of Augustus and Agrippa from Nemausus (see Registration Number 1867,0101.2246).&nbsp; It is presumed that this was accomplished to fulfill a donative or votive function.</p><p><br /></p><p>Further to note and maybe add, the BM example appears to have been cast in one piece (well, the planchet cast that way and the coin struck) and does not appear to be modified.&nbsp; Below is a link and photo:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bmimages.com/preview.asp?image=00031833001" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bmimages.com/preview.asp?image=00031833001" rel="nofollow">https://www.bmimages.com/preview.asp?image=00031833001</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]843934[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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