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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 4223612, member: 110350&quot;]I have two Roman coins I can think of with musical instruments, one with a lyre and one with a couple of carnyxes:</p><p><br /></p><p>Gordian III AR Antoninianus, 242 AD [TRP V], Rome Mint. Obv. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG / Rev. Apollo seated left holding branch with right hand &amp; resting left arm on lyre, PM T-R P V COS II PP. RIC IV-3 89, RSC IV 261. 22.65 mm., 4.67 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1081050[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>(I&#039;m pretty sure that&#039;s part of a strap -- or something of the kind -- for the lyre between Apollo&#039;s legs, and not something else!)</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republic, M Fovri L.f. Philus, AR Denarius 119 BCE. Obv. Laureate head of Janus, M•FOVRI•L•F around / Rev. Roma with Corinthian helmet standing left holding scepter, crowning trophy surmounted by helmet and flanked by carnyx and shield on each side, Gallic arms around; star above, ROMA to right, PHLI in exergue.&nbsp; RSC I Furia 18 (ill.), Crawford 281/1, Sydenham 529, Sear RCV I 156 (ill.). 20.13 mm., 3.66 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1081052[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m sure that even though I sold the majority of my British coins -- and all the ones that were worth anything much -- a number of years ago, I still have some with harps as part of the coats of arms on the reverse, some of them going back pretty far.&nbsp; But I&#039;ll refrain from posting any of them, mostly because I&#039;d have to photograph them first and don&#039;t want to take the time.</p><p><br /></p><p>And I&#039;m expecting another Roman Republican coin to arrive in the mail soon that has a lyre as a control-symbol.&nbsp; But I will take Doug Smith&#039;s sage advice and not court bad luck by posting a photo of it before I receive it:&nbsp; I&#039;m still waiting for a Faustina II denarius that I posted a photo of a while back -- it was supposedly shipped from Europe almost three weeks ago, but still hasn&#039;t arrived, and I&#039;m getting seriously annoyed.&nbsp; Especially because I decided to save some money by having it shipped first class international mail (because in more than 20 years, not one coin I&#039;ve ordered has ever been lost) and there&#039;s no tracking information.&nbsp; If it doesn&#039;t get here soon, I&#039;ll see if I can get a refund through Paypal&#039;s purchase protection policy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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