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<p>[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 3906234, member: 99456"]Here's my Legion V:[ATTACH=full]1029744[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Too late - or perhaps not </b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Mark Antony</b>, 32-31 BC, AR Legionary Denarius, Patrae(?) mint</p><p><b>Obv:</b> ANT AVG - II VIR R P C, Galley right</p><p><b>Rev:</b> LEG V, legionary aquila between two standards.</p><p><b>Size:</b> 3.57g 17mm</p><p><b>Ref:</b> Crawford 544/18</p><p><b>Notes</b>: Raised in 52 BC by Caesar in Transalpine Gaul with local troops, the legio V Alaudae fought with him at Pharsalus, Thapsus, and Munda. The nickname "Alaudae", or "Larks," probably due to the distinctive Gallic feather crests worn on the soldier's helmets. Reconstituted by Antony in 44 BC upon the dictator's death, it fought at Mutina and Philippi. After Actium, it was incorporated into Octavian's reorganization of the army, thereupon serving in Spain and along the Rhine.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Next:</b> More MA Legions[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 3906234, member: 99456"]Here's my Legion V:[ATTACH=full]1029744[/ATTACH] [B]Too late - or perhaps not [/B] [B]Mark Antony[/B], 32-31 BC, AR Legionary Denarius, Patrae(?) mint [B]Obv:[/B] ANT AVG - II VIR R P C, Galley right [B]Rev:[/B] LEG V, legionary aquila between two standards. [B]Size:[/B] 3.57g 17mm [B]Ref:[/B] Crawford 544/18 [B]Notes[/B]: Raised in 52 BC by Caesar in Transalpine Gaul with local troops, the legio V Alaudae fought with him at Pharsalus, Thapsus, and Munda. The nickname "Alaudae", or "Larks," probably due to the distinctive Gallic feather crests worn on the soldier's helmets. Reconstituted by Antony in 44 BC upon the dictator's death, it fought at Mutina and Philippi. After Actium, it was incorporated into Octavian's reorganization of the army, thereupon serving in Spain and along the Rhine. [B]Next:[/B] More MA Legions[/QUOTE]
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