After a hiatus, here is another of my acquisitions from FUN. Roman Republic is not my thing, but it still holds enough interest for me to dabble in once in a while. I got this one because it was inexpensive ($35), and it depicts a very cool battle scene on the reverse. This was struck under moneyer P. Fonteius P.f Capito in 55 BC, and I'm guessing (going by the description and time period) the reverse represents the then-ongoing Gallic Wars. I will skip the history since I don't know enough about this time period and I'm sure most of you have a good grasp on it, so it would probably be redundant. But I am open to learning so I welcome any background and other contributions Oh and please share your own examples! I'll at least throw in these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fonteia_(gens), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_(mythology), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallic_Wars P. Fonteius P.f Capito, Roman Republic AR denarius Obv: P FONTEIVS P F CAPITO III VIR, helmeted and draped bust of Mars right, trophy over shoulder Rev: MN FONT TR MIL , warrior on horseback thrusting his spear at a Gaulish enemy who is about to slay an unarmed third combatant Mint: Rome Date: 55 BC Ref: Crawford 429/1, RSC Fonteia 17, Sydenham 900, SRCV 392 A couple of maps showing the Republic before and after Caesar's conquest of Gaul: Some more cool pictures: Dirty barbarians Gaulish warriors The big man himself! Caesar!
Great score @ValiantKnight ! Experience your first show, great price on a RR den, then a cool write-up - maps, pics - neat... TOUCHDOWN!
