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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 3216588, member: 51347&quot;]Nice coins and write-up [USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER] ...</p><p><br /></p><p>I have no Diana / Artemis from the Empire period.&nbsp; Mine are from the Republic... or from those who REBELLED from the Republic:</p><p><br /></p><p>Capua - Defected to Hannibal in 216 BCE after the Battle of Cannae.&nbsp; Hannibal had promised that should Rome be destroyed, Capua would become the capital of Italia.&nbsp; Subsequently, when Rome retook Capua in 211 BCE, they punished the Capuans severely, and destroyed much of their coinage to erase any memory of Hannibal.&nbsp; Coins from Capua from this period are difficult to capture:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]836488[/ATTACH]</p><p>Campania, CAPUA</p><p>2nd Punic War - Hannibal promises Capua as Capital of Italia after Rome destroyed</p><p><b>Attribution:</b> SNG ANS 210</p><p><b>Date:</b> 216-211 BC</p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Bust of Diana right, with bow and quiver over shoulder</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> Boar right, one pellet above, KAPV (retrograde) in exergue</p><p><b>Size:</b> 20.72 mm</p><p><b>Weight:</b> 6.56 grams</p><p>Scarce</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]836491[/ATTACH]</p><p>RR Allius Bala 92 BCE AR Den Diana Biga of Stags Sear 221 Craw 336-1 scarce[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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