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<p>[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 3578248, member: 83845"]Thanks [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] !</p><p><br /></p><p>Multiple interpretations is certainly a possibility and several of the theories could easily be considered together (ex.: emperor as bull + astrological sign). I do wonder though if there was an intended primary theme. Julian mentions the insult to his coins so matter of factly and in such a way that it suggests that the answer to why was so obvious he didn’t even need to spell it out. It’s interesting to think about how much “common knowledge” from the ancient world is lost to us precisely because it was so common and not worthy of note! Either way it is fun to speculate!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks AA. Wow to that Syracuse obverse portrait. That’s a great coin!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks Brian and great Julian AE bull! I agree about the Aurochs being fascinating. It’s a shame they are now extinct.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 3578248, member: 83845"]Thanks [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] ! Multiple interpretations is certainly a possibility and several of the theories could easily be considered together (ex.: emperor as bull + astrological sign). I do wonder though if there was an intended primary theme. Julian mentions the insult to his coins so matter of factly and in such a way that it suggests that the answer to why was so obvious he didn’t even need to spell it out. It’s interesting to think about how much “common knowledge” from the ancient world is lost to us precisely because it was so common and not worthy of note! Either way it is fun to speculate! Thanks AA. Wow to that Syracuse obverse portrait. That’s a great coin! Thanks Brian and great Julian AE bull! I agree about the Aurochs being fascinating. It’s a shame they are now extinct.[/QUOTE]
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