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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 3881697, member: 99456&quot;][USER=73473]@Magnus Maximus[/USER] interesting post - here&#039;s a coin that links to a bout of plague.</p><p><br /></p><p>This quinarius depicts Aesculapius as a serpent entwined around a garlanded altar.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1025298[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>L. Rubrius Dossenus</b>, AR Quinarius 87 BC</p><p><b>Obv:</b> DOS – SEN laureate head of Neptune right; behind, trident.</p><p><b>Rev: </b>L. RVBRI Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm branch; before her, garlanded altar with serpent coiled around top</p><p><b>Size: </b>1.86g 12.5mm</p><p><b>Ref: </b>Crawford 348/4, Babelon Rubria 4, Sydenham 708</p><p><br /></p><p>There is no ambiguity about the snake and garlanded altar as a reference to Aesculapius, and it is likely that it is related to a plague that struck as the forces of Marius battled with Rome in 87 BC during the Social War. There is debate about the extent of this plague and whether it was isolated to the military camps or spread more broadly in the civilian population (<a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/aesculapius-a-quinarius-and-a-plague-in-87-bc.345759/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/aesculapius-a-quinarius-and-a-plague-in-87-bc.345759/">more here</a>).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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