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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;akeady, post: 5259469, member: 83175&quot;]Here&#039;s a Sicilian temple, originally built by the Elymians, who predated the Greek colonisation of Sicily, on top of a mountain.</p><p><br /></p><p>Moneyer: C. Considius Nonianus</p><p>Coin: Silver Denarius</p><p>Obv. C•CONSIDI•NONIANI / S•C - Laureate and diademed bust of Venus right</p><p>Rev. ERVC - Temple on summit of rocky mountain surrounded by wall with towers on each side and gate in centre</p><p>Mint: Rome (57 BC)</p><p>Wt./Size/Axis: 3.92g / 19mm / 6h</p><p>References:</p><ul> <li>RSC 1a (Considia)</li> <li>Sydenham 887</li> <li>Crawford 424/1</li> </ul><p>Acquisition: Roma Numismatics Online Auction E-Live Auction 1 #508 25-Jul-2018</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Considia1aDenariu.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortuately, that temple hasn&#039;t survived to the present day - there is a Norman castle on top of the hill now, probably occupying the site of the temple and some apparent foundations within the castle have been tentatively assigned to the ancient temple itself.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.wondersofsicily.com/erice.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.wondersofsicily.com/erice.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.wondersofsicily.com/erice.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I didn&#039;t get to Erice on my brief excursion around Sicily to see where the coins came from, but I did get to Segesta, a nearby Elymian city, whose unfinished temple still stands, along with an amphitheatre.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/eUmrxtqZN13KExQY5qrYLGhgU5jrdzCOy-xrow6lbHiDwFvTHziHbkUzVd5_KntqghxvTWAzbCsmNQA6IMfK5E4l5JBfpt1cVczl31UXnW15OHwq1pMYObjfjB8DiX3w34-ip6ySuP30Hs23k9KN3yk5JOG_5KvRVIC2BQdP3Dr9NMbP1fEn-KJmDq2sUZWLxnKIY4UG1-IWXqLOHJ0N2PjoB1LZylDM6IjSMrz6ehyjdYmpqV-m0p1NfhA67SspDsXuxiWmj6NY7U3ZIiJLAFul0fg-67sB3o-itJb_5a9JlqtfpvcKFrCtX6cMFJLfrJWwFGAazPLl-IX9n4c3Q9hQ7IVpbL16oD6FVPDEkzcldaxAEOvK84fZvuJFb038tO376mR8bqNCxBXon5HohM6ZlNnk8iv5X6gMzfr7crTagP1ECrSvKn2ZtO8B66pR8_N-G0-4NlUaFldOYPpqSVRvWa0eArRX47J3-hklik74nzDo5jg1Lhn0d7clX0p2suRFNmpcT0uv9FfbbY0NzJOJBXBo1xVndN9GArmgyVfiU_ABOUZtXckp1toWWneGqHZOMRdSjfCFWq2EriRkzVK-4EY1mNIvWtExKvEAip2Dj5upKKCyKITUeNuKRNjkr91KqgAQmsjz1ZF6MP0wTVTWRxPsr7HdAtbCYzH3ZQgxbvJLzk873MMTliigMxQ=w2547-h1910-no?authuser=0" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>ATB,</p><p>Aidan.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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