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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2266455, member: 51347&quot;][USER=73473]@Magnus Maximus[/USER] ! What a great write-up...you traversed 1500+ years and tied two significant human events together.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my Roman Half-Litra... and now I have affectionately named the dog on the reverse Laika!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]450900[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]450901[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic</p><p>AE Half-Litra</p><p>234-231 BCE</p><p>Rome Mint</p><p>10.5mm, 1.4g</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; Head of Roma r, wearing Phrygian helmet</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; Dog walking r, in ex ROMA</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Sear 598; Crawford 26/4; Sydenham 22</p><p>Comment:&nbsp; Dog affectionately named Laika 3-Nov-2015 on flip.</p><p><br /></p><p>Litrae were minted to trade with the Southern Italy Greek cities (Magna Graecia)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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