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<p>[QUOTE="Curtis, post: 6486802, member: 26430"]Those are some great dogs, [USER=76440]@Carausius[/USER] ! Also jealous of [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER] 's and [USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER] 's Argos denarii. That's a type I've been wanting for a while, and the Postumia doggy...and the Caesius doggie... I'm not a "dog person" in real life, I just love the details about daily life we can see through these coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even the fact that they had the classic poodle "lion cut" for their water fowl hunting dogs. That's what drew me to this Antestius denarius. Not sure my photo can bear all the zooming, but it also always looks to me like the dog's tongue is hanging out of the side of its mouth in this one!</p><p><br /></p><p>[GALLERY=media, 16531]Roman Republican Denarius, Antestius with Dog Reverse by Curtis posted Feb 24, 2021 at 2:02 PM[/GALLERY]</p><p><b>Roman Republic. C. Antestius AR Denarius</b> (3.81g, 19mm) </p><p><b>Obv</b>: C•ANTESTI (ANTE ligate) to l. Head of Roma r., X below chin. </p><p><b>Rev</b>: ROMA in exergue. The Dioscuri holding spears, riding r.; dog running r., both fore-feet raised. </p><p><b>Ref</b>: Antestia 1; Craw 219/1e. </p><p><b>Ped</b>: Ex-Artemide Aste 11, 236 (26 Jan 20)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Curtis, post: 6486802, member: 26430"]Those are some great dogs, [USER=76440]@Carausius[/USER] ! Also jealous of [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER] 's and [USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER] 's Argos denarii. That's a type I've been wanting for a while, and the Postumia doggy...and the Caesius doggie... I'm not a "dog person" in real life, I just love the details about daily life we can see through these coins. Even the fact that they had the classic poodle "lion cut" for their water fowl hunting dogs. That's what drew me to this Antestius denarius. Not sure my photo can bear all the zooming, but it also always looks to me like the dog's tongue is hanging out of the side of its mouth in this one! [GALLERY=media, 16531]Roman Republican Denarius, Antestius with Dog Reverse by Curtis posted Feb 24, 2021 at 2:02 PM[/GALLERY] [B]Roman Republic. C. Antestius AR Denarius[/B] (3.81g, 19mm) [B]Obv[/B]: C•ANTESTI (ANTE ligate) to l. Head of Roma r., X below chin. [B]Rev[/B]: ROMA in exergue. The Dioscuri holding spears, riding r.; dog running r., both fore-feet raised. [B]Ref[/B]: Antestia 1; Craw 219/1e. [B]Ped[/B]: Ex-Artemide Aste 11, 236 (26 Jan 20)[/QUOTE]
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