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<p>[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 4607033, member: 51347"]Great Thread, [USER=99554]@Ocatarinetabellatchitchix[/USER] ! Cool coins, great write-up and PICTURES! Great idea.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>HERE IS THE THUNDERBOLT THAT STARTED THE CIVIL WAR THAT BROUGHT DOWN THE JULIO-CLAUDIAN DYNASTY.</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1141205[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Empire</p><p><b>Civil War Revolt of Vindex </b></p><p>CE 68-69</p><p><b>AR Denarius </b></p><p>17mm 3.02g</p><p><b>OBV:</b> ROMA RESTITVTA (Rome Restored); Bust of Roma helmeted and draped on the right; the helmet is surmounted by a phoenix</p><p><b>REV:</b> <b>IVPITER</b> LIBERATOR (Jupiter liberator); Jupiter naked to the waist, seated on the left, <b>holding a thunderbolt </b>with his right hand and a scepter along the left.</p><p><b>REF:</b> RIC I 62 RSC 374-RARE</p><p><b>EX:</b> Holding History</p><p><b>Comments:</b> The mint was in Gaul includes a large number of denarii. These coins were struck between March and May 68. The location of the workshop is not certain. Several authors lean for Lyon or Vienne, but other workshops further north are still possible while excluding Germania which remained faithful to Nero.</p><p><b>History:</b> Caius Julius Vindex, proponent of Lyonnaise entered in rebellion against Néro in March 68. The legions of Germania remained faithful to the Emperor and Verginius Rufus defeated in May the Gallic troops. Before disappearing, Vindex had called on Galba who was in Spain.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 4607033, member: 51347"]Great Thread, [USER=99554]@Ocatarinetabellatchitchix[/USER] ! Cool coins, great write-up and PICTURES! Great idea. [B]HERE IS THE THUNDERBOLT THAT STARTED THE CIVIL WAR THAT BROUGHT DOWN THE JULIO-CLAUDIAN DYNASTY.[/B] [ATTACH=full]1141205[/ATTACH] Roman Empire [B]Civil War Revolt of Vindex [/B] CE 68-69 [B]AR Denarius [/B] 17mm 3.02g [B]OBV:[/B] ROMA RESTITVTA (Rome Restored); Bust of Roma helmeted and draped on the right; the helmet is surmounted by a phoenix [B]REV:[/B] [B]IVPITER[/B] LIBERATOR (Jupiter liberator); Jupiter naked to the waist, seated on the left, [B]holding a thunderbolt [/B]with his right hand and a scepter along the left. [B]REF:[/B] RIC I 62 RSC 374-RARE [B]EX:[/B] Holding History [B]Comments:[/B] The mint was in Gaul includes a large number of denarii. These coins were struck between March and May 68. The location of the workshop is not certain. Several authors lean for Lyon or Vienne, but other workshops further north are still possible while excluding Germania which remained faithful to Nero. [B]History:[/B] Caius Julius Vindex, proponent of Lyonnaise entered in rebellion against Néro in March 68. The legions of Germania remained faithful to the Emperor and Verginius Rufus defeated in May the Gallic troops. Before disappearing, Vindex had called on Galba who was in Spain.[/QUOTE]
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