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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 4743677, member: 110350"]Thanks, [USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER]. Here's my example of the Sergius Silus reverse -- definitely another "high-action" scene!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1159353[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The alternative interpretation you suggest for the scene on the reverse of the Fonteius Capito -- that the unarmed man is just another enemy soldier driven down, like the swordsman, by the Roman soldier on his horse -- is very interesting. Where did you see it? Every catalog I looked at interprets the scene as the Roman trying to rescue an unarmed captive of the Gallic swordsman. But the second interpretation makes some sense, given that the unarmed man also has a Gallic helmet (and shield, on most examples) flying off -- and that it seems more likely that they would have been knocked away in that manner by the horse than by the warrior with the sword. And here's an example from acsearch in which it seems even more clear that the swordsman was driven down into his current position by the Roman; in fact, the Roman's foot appears to be directly on top of the swordsman's head, pushing him down:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/image.html?id=6168186" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/image.html?id=6168186" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/image.html?id=6168186</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1159355[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, if the unarmed man is just another enemy soldier rather than a captive, why does he appear to be entirely unclothed except for, possibly, a pair of jockey shorts (or their ancient equivalent)? I doubt that his clothing was blown off by the air currents generated by the horse galloping over him! More importantly, there are a number of examples in which the unarmed man looks much more like a captive than in mine, with both arms together behind him as if they're bound, and the Gallic warrior's sword not just pointed in his direction but actually already penetrating his stomach, or very close to it. See the example posted in this very thread by [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER]: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/r27310fd3279hd-jpg.1159298/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/r27310fd3279hd-jpg.1159298/">https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/r27310fd3279hd-jpg.1159298/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1159359[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Or this example at acsearch: <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=140878" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=140878" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=140878</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1159360[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Or this one:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/image.html?id=1161259" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/image.html?id=1161259" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/image.html?id=1161259</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1159364[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Or this one, from the Richard Schaefer Roman Republican Die Project clippings:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1159372[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm not sure which interpretation I think is correct. Perhaps both, depending on the example of the type![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 4743677, member: 110350"]Thanks, [USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER]. Here's my example of the Sergius Silus reverse -- definitely another "high-action" scene! [ATTACH=full]1159353[/ATTACH] The alternative interpretation you suggest for the scene on the reverse of the Fonteius Capito -- that the unarmed man is just another enemy soldier driven down, like the swordsman, by the Roman soldier on his horse -- is very interesting. Where did you see it? Every catalog I looked at interprets the scene as the Roman trying to rescue an unarmed captive of the Gallic swordsman. But the second interpretation makes some sense, given that the unarmed man also has a Gallic helmet (and shield, on most examples) flying off -- and that it seems more likely that they would have been knocked away in that manner by the horse than by the warrior with the sword. And here's an example from acsearch in which it seems even more clear that the swordsman was driven down into his current position by the Roman; in fact, the Roman's foot appears to be directly on top of the swordsman's head, pushing him down: [URL]https://www.acsearch.info/image.html?id=6168186[/URL] [ATTACH=full]1159355[/ATTACH] On the other hand, if the unarmed man is just another enemy soldier rather than a captive, why does he appear to be entirely unclothed except for, possibly, a pair of jockey shorts (or their ancient equivalent)? I doubt that his clothing was blown off by the air currents generated by the horse galloping over him! More importantly, there are a number of examples in which the unarmed man looks much more like a captive than in mine, with both arms together behind him as if they're bound, and the Gallic warrior's sword not just pointed in his direction but actually already penetrating his stomach, or very close to it. See the example posted in this very thread by [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER]: [URL]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/r27310fd3279hd-jpg.1159298/[/URL] [ATTACH=full]1159359[/ATTACH] Or this example at acsearch: [URL]https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=140878[/URL] [ATTACH=full]1159360[/ATTACH] Or this one: [URL]https://www.acsearch.info/image.html?id=1161259[/URL] [ATTACH=full]1159364[/ATTACH] Or this one, from the Richard Schaefer Roman Republican Die Project clippings: [ATTACH=full]1159372[/ATTACH] I'm not sure which interpretation I think is correct. Perhaps both, depending on the example of the type![/QUOTE]
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