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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 7769926, member: 57495&quot;]I very much enjoyed Ghost on the Throne too.&nbsp; Below is a contorniate that depicts Olympias cosying up with her snake on the reverse.&nbsp; I doubt the circa late 4th century Romans viewed her sympathetically, but that didn&#039;t stop them from thinking she was a fascinating enough character for placing on this piece. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1332450[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>NERO</b></p><p>AE Contorniate. 18.18g, 36mm. Rome, circa late 4th century AD. Alföldi, Kontorniat 200; Cohen VIII pg. 290, 129. O: IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX, laureate head to right; engraved palm leaf before. R: Olympias, mother of Alexander the Great, reclining left on couch, extending hand to serpent coiled at her knee.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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