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<p>[QUOTE="Marsman, post: 3379064, member: 99177"]I bought this coin a few months ago cause I was fascinated about the cruel scene on this republican denarius. The Romans had no problem at all showing a severed head on the reverse of this coin. It's unthinkable that this kind of scenes would be displayed on modern European coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>On this coin you can see the Roman general Marcus Sergius. In battle he lost his right hand. In two campaigns he was wounded twenty-three times <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie101" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. He was twice captured by Hannibal but managed to escape. He fought four times with only his left hand, while two horses he was riding were stabbed beneath him.</p><p>He was probably the first man ever with a prosthetic hand.</p><p>What a guy !</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin makes me think how many <u>different</u> brutal, bloodthirsty, cruel scenes there are on the reverses of ancient coins. Mine is number one <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]897041[/ATTACH] </p><p>M. Sergius Silus, denarius </p><p>3,84 g. 18 mm.</p><p>Obv. EX S C ROMA*, helmeted head of Roma right.</p><p>Rev. Horseman galloping left with sword & severed head held aloft, Q below horses leg, M SERGI below, SILVS in exergue.</p><p>Syd 534, Cra.286/1.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsman, post: 3379064, member: 99177"]I bought this coin a few months ago cause I was fascinated about the cruel scene on this republican denarius. The Romans had no problem at all showing a severed head on the reverse of this coin. It's unthinkable that this kind of scenes would be displayed on modern European coins. On this coin you can see the Roman general Marcus Sergius. In battle he lost his right hand. In two campaigns he was wounded twenty-three times :woot:. He was twice captured by Hannibal but managed to escape. He fought four times with only his left hand, while two horses he was riding were stabbed beneath him. He was probably the first man ever with a prosthetic hand. What a guy ! This coin makes me think how many [U]different[/U] brutal, bloodthirsty, cruel scenes there are on the reverses of ancient coins. Mine is number one :happy: [ATTACH=full]897041[/ATTACH] M. Sergius Silus, denarius 3,84 g. 18 mm. Obv. EX S C ROMA*, helmeted head of Roma right. Rev. Horseman galloping left with sword & severed head held aloft, Q below horses leg, M SERGI below, SILVS in exergue. Syd 534, Cra.286/1.[/QUOTE]
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