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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 3978088, member: 99456&quot;]I am still back on the earlier post, fascinated with the unusual officina - which I didn&#039;t expect we would see quite so quickly :</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1047132[/ATTACH]</p><p>Anyway, if we are still on &quot;<span style="color: #006600"><b>more hidden/not understood meanings</b></span>&quot; - I&#039;ll post this one for which many have questioned the meaning: playing on Caesar&#039;s name, Metellus treading on the Salus of Roma, Caesar stomping on Gaul...a mystery.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1047136[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Julius Caesar</b>, circa 49 BC, AR denarius (<i>fourrée</i>)</p><p><b>Obv</b>: Elephant advancing right, trampling horned serpent</p><p><b>Rev</b>: CAESAR in exergue / Pontifical implements: ladle (simpulum), sprinkler (aspergillum), axe (securis), and pontiff&#039;s cap (apex).</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Next: </b>more codes or hidden meanings[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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