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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mikey Zee, post: 2372476, member: 72818&quot;]It seems that Norbanus is most renown as an opponent of Sulla. Despite being assisted by another Marian partisan, the general Sertorius, Norbanus was defeated by Sullan forces at the battle of Mount Tifata in 83 BC, suffering the loss of 6,000 legionaries in the process. Forced to flee to avoid the subsequent proscriptions of Sulla, Norbanus was in Rhodes by 82 BC and committed suicide in the middle of the marketplace while the leading citizens of Rhodes debated whether to turn him over to Sullan forces.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin itself has that particular blend of devices that significantly differs from those I already own and has sufficient eye-appeal to complement its historical context. Naturally, I had to take a stab at it. Please feel free to post any coin that may in anyway relate to this example.</p><p><br /></p><p>AR denarius of Norbanus, Rome Mint 83 BC; 16 mm, 3.74 grams</p><p>Diademed head of Venus right, Control CXI left, CNORBANVS below</p><p>Grain ears, fasces and caduceus.</p><p>Crawford 357/1b; Sydenham 739</p><p>[ATTACH=full]485405[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]485406[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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