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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Rhody, post: 5229268, member: 109131&quot;]#13 is the choice for me.&nbsp; What struck me is the lady Salus feeding a snake.&nbsp; I wondered why that is and that sent me down a rabbit hole.&nbsp; Salus as the lady of health, the Greek god Asclepius, the snake on the rod fashioned by Moses in Numbers, to its long use as a medical symbol, and the confusion with the caduceus.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With respect to the obverse, I also got a little education on the final battle of the Gallic secession that so decimated the victorious Roman forces which in turn&nbsp; opened the way for the northern tribes to overrun Rome.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A couple of fun hours exploring history all because of an old coin!</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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