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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtisimo, post: 3219251, member: 83845&quot;]These two are both really great coins and I love how both have a special connection to your respective home regions.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I really need to get a coin type showing Lupa the she-wolf.&nbsp; I had the privilege of seeing the Capitoline Wolf when I went to Rome this year which may be as old as the 5th century BC.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]837701[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a coin that is (somewhat) related to both entries: It was struck under Constantine I AND has an eagle.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]837705[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Roman Empire</font></p><p><font size="3">Constantine I, AD 306-337</font></p><p><font size="3">AE Follis, Cyzicus mint, 6th officina, struck ca. 313-315</font></p><p><font size="3">Dia.: 21 mm</font></p><p><font size="3">Wt.: 3.8 g</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; Laureate head right</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: IOVI CONS-ERVATORI; Jupiter standing left, holding globe surmounted by Victory in right hand, holding scepter in left hand; eagle holding wreath in beak at left; S // SMK</font></p><p><font size="3">Ref.: RIC VII 3</font></p><p><font size="3"><i>Ex JAZ Numismatics</i></font></p><p><br /></p><p><u><font size="4">Write up:</font></u></p><p><b><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/jupiter-the-preserver.310491/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/jupiter-the-preserver.310491/"><font size="6">Jupiter the Preserver</font></a></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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