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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 2865424, member: 84744&quot;]Diana is a forest-related deity:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]683480[/ATTACH]</p><p>denarius issued by Caius Postumius (74 BC), Crawford 394/1a</p><p>(This is also why I was interested in that Eravisci issue that redspork snagged... see a few entries earlier.)</p><p><br /></p><p>According to Crawford, this coin was minted in response to Pompey&#039;s demands for more funds with which to prosecute the war against Sertorius in Spain (which was over by 72 BC, largely due to these funds).&nbsp; It is interesting to note that Sertorius claimed a special relationship with Diana, with whom he &quot;communicated&quot; by means of his famous fawn.</p><p><br /></p><p>Next: <span style="color: #ff0000"><b>Another coin somehow related to the war against Sertorius in Spain</b></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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