Hello Friends, Just returned from the South of France, I took me 10 hours driving with breaks and dinner, so not bad for 1300 km ! Finally I got one: See some pictures of a nice Roman bridge !! that I stumbled on.
Cyrrhus, thanks for posting your sweet Hostilian Tet "and" for also posting the cool photos (sounds like a long day of driving) Sadly, I don't have an example of this dude
I was at a bridge in France that looked like that. I don't remember the name or even where it was exactly. Could be the same bridge. Like you, we just stumbled upon it. Nice hard to get coin.
Your photos triggered a memory. I remembered this Flavien arch from something I read once. I just found it. A seven year old article from Smithsonian Magazine. It is on the Via Aurelia http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/via-aurelia-the-roman-empires-lost-highway-133706383/?no-ist Also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_Flavien
Congrats on that wonderfully scarce Tet of Hostilian and the terrific photos!!! I can't begin to mention how much I would LOVE to 'stumble' upon some ancient Roman ruins.....sigh ...I guess an 'old' Rheingold brewery is the best I can do for now.... My much more common Hostilian example....
Thank you for your replies, I also went to Claunum close to Saint Remy the Proveance. And to a mistery for me still a Roman Arch. Later I went a mountain bike up hill and found Roman graves on the bottum of the village Cornillion, 4 first pictures and last two is from the village and further away there is Marseille were the Greek lived as we all know, rich country.
a cool tet of a fellow that is still high on my list...and great travel pics as as well, thank for posting!
What a great trip! Wonderful pics, and looked like a lot of fun on your holidays! Congrats on your Hostilian Tet - I really like eagles! I have a Hostilian Roman Imperial Hostilian 251 CE AE27, 10.4g Viminacium mint Obv: C VAL HOSTM QVINTVS CAE; bare head, draped, cuirassed, r. Rev: PMS COLVIM, Moesia, Bull - Lion, in ex: ANXII Ref: Moushmov 54 Ex: @John Anthony
I have gone after a number of these and always lost out. I am sure there is one out there with my name on it. I can wait.
