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<p>[QUOTE="Curtis, post: 8242604, member: 26430"]Non-Roman Ruler on a Roman Coin: Well, I know opinions differ, but personally I am a believer that this is Vercingetorix, captured and returned to Rome to be strangled in Caesar's triumph and modeled for coinage and possibly other sculptures/artwork.</p><blockquote><p>Wiki: "<font size="4"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vercingetorix" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vercingetorix" rel="nofollow">Vercingetorix</a> </b>was a </font>king and chieftain of the Arverni tribe who united the Gauls in a failed revolt against Roman forces."</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1450991[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p><font size="4"><b>Roman Republic, Moneyer Issue of Imperatorial Rome. L. Hostilius Saserna</b>. AR Denarius (3.57g, 18mm, 6h). Struck in Rome, c. 48 BC.</font></p><p><font size="4"><b>Obverse</b>: Bearded bust of captive Gallic warrior with wild, corded hair (Vercingetorix as Pavor?) and chain around neck, facing right. To left, a Gallic shield. </font></p><p><font size="4"><b>Reverse</b>: L•HOSTILIVS (above) / SASERN (below). Two naked Gallic warriors in galloping biga right, one driving, holding whip in right hand and reins in left, and the other facing backward, holding shield in left hand and brandishing spear in right. </font></p><p><font size="4"><b>References</b>: Crawford 448/2a; Hostilia 2; Sydenham 952. <b>Provenance</b>: <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7386185" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7386185" rel="nofollow">Tauler & Fau Subastas, Auction 65, #1276</a> (Madrid, 6 October, 2020).</font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>Also seated on the right here:</p><p>[ATTACH]1450992[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>NEXT</i>: More Gauls or "Barbarians"</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Curtis, post: 8242604, member: 26430"]Non-Roman Ruler on a Roman Coin: Well, I know opinions differ, but personally I am a believer that this is Vercingetorix, captured and returned to Rome to be strangled in Caesar's triumph and modeled for coinage and possibly other sculptures/artwork. [INDENT]Wiki: "[SIZE=4][B][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vercingetorix']Vercingetorix[/URL] [/B]was a [/SIZE]king and chieftain of the Arverni tribe who united the Gauls in a failed revolt against Roman forces."[/INDENT] [ATTACH=full]1450991[/ATTACH] [INDENT][SIZE=4][B]Roman Republic, Moneyer Issue of Imperatorial Rome. L. Hostilius Saserna[/B]. AR Denarius (3.57g, 18mm, 6h). Struck in Rome, c. 48 BC. [B]Obverse[/B]: Bearded bust of captive Gallic warrior with wild, corded hair (Vercingetorix as Pavor?) and chain around neck, facing right. To left, a Gallic shield. [B]Reverse[/B]: L•HOSTILIVS (above) / SASERN (below). Two naked Gallic warriors in galloping biga right, one driving, holding whip in right hand and reins in left, and the other facing backward, holding shield in left hand and brandishing spear in right. [B]References[/B]: Crawford 448/2a; Hostilia 2; Sydenham 952. [B]Provenance[/B]: [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7386185']Tauler & Fau Subastas, Auction 65, #1276[/URL] (Madrid, 6 October, 2020).[/SIZE][/INDENT] Also seated on the right here: [ATTACH]1450992[/ATTACH] [B][I]NEXT[/I]: More Gauls or "Barbarians"[/B][/QUOTE]
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