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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 4851101, member: 85693&quot;]Here is Liber/Bacchus on a Roman Republican denarius - sorry for the worse than-usual-photo - it has been harshly cleaned and is very shiny:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1171599[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Roman</b> <b>Republic&nbsp;&nbsp; Denarius </b></p><p><b>L. Cassius Q.f. Longinus</b></p><p><b>(78 B.C.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint </b></p><p>Head of Liber or Bacchus right, thyrsus over shoulder / Head of&nbsp; goddess Libera left, L . CASSI Q . F behind.</p><p>Crawford 386/1.; Cassia 6; BMC 3152; Syd. 779;</p><p>(3.51 grams / 18 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;In Roman mythology, Liber was originally associated with husbandry and crops, but then was assimilated with Dionysos. He is the consort of Ceres and the father of the goddess Libera. His festival, the Liberalia, was on 17 March when young men celebrated the arrival of manhood.&quot;</p><p>Vcoins.com, sergey_nechayev_ancient_coins</p><p><br /></p><p>Is there a prize for the most unappetizing booze?&nbsp; If so, I&#039;d like to enter this sign from my dining room - Phosferine Tonic Wine.&nbsp; Yuck. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1171598[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>My avatar is a boozer - Marsyas with a wine skin slung over his shoulder:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1171600[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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