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<p>[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 7981299, member: 99456"]My latest denarius completes a 2-rat set.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1385010[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Jugurtha in chains, public domain image by M. S. Maélla, from <a href="https://archive.org/details/A065087/page/n119/mode/2up" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://archive.org/details/A065087/page/n119/mode/2up" rel="nofollow">La conjuracion de Catilina y la Guerra de Jugurta</a> por Cayo Salustio Crispo, Madrid, published by Joachin Ibarra, 1772, p. 97.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Jugurtha, co-ruler of Numidia, killed his cousin and brother by adoption, Hiempsal. A Roman senate corrupted by bribes, led by Lucius Opimius, looked past Jugurtha's crime and split the Kingdom of Numidia between Jugurtha and Adherbal. This was 116 BC, in the Roman republic. It would not be long before Jugurtha killed his other brother to gain control of Numidia.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Jugurthine War (112-106 BC) between Rome and Numidia resulted in a triumph for Marius, the rise of Sulla, the capture and eventual death of Jugurtha. His capture is commemorated on a coin (Crawford 426) issued by Sulla's son, Faustus Sulla, in 56 BC, a type which has so far eluded me (CNG image - not my coin).</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1385005[/ATTACH]</p><p>This coin is my latest addition from this time period 112-111 BC.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1385006[/ATTACH]</p><p>Note the rat facing left on the coin above and right on the coin below.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1385007[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Roman republic, Ti. Quinctius</b>, 112-111 BC, AR denarius, Rome mint</p><p><b>Obv: </b>Laureate bust of Hercules left, seen from behind, wearing lion's skin, with club over shoulder</p><p><b>Rev: </b>Two horses galloping left, a desultor riding the nearest one; control letter above O• or B (• above); TI Q below horses divided by rat to facing (left or right) ; D • S • S incuse on tablet in exergue</p><p><b>Ref:</b> Crawford 297/1a (<b>rat left</b>) and 297/1b (<b>rat right</b>);</p><p><br /></p><p>I've added a longer write-up for these coins to my "Notes" : <a href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/rats-in-rome" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/rats-in-rome" rel="nofollow">Rats in Rome</a>, with additional coins, context and some speculation on the subject of the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER] has a great coin of this type which surfaced in [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER]'s "<a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/roman-republican-denarius-46-desultor.375241/#post-6375594" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/roman-republican-denarius-46-desultor.375241/#post-6375594"><b>Denarius 46: Desultor</b></a>" - a thread to visit for more information on desultor. Livy describes the utility in the 2nd Punic War of the acrobatic skill of a desultor (on the reverse):</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3">“And not all of his Numidians were placed on the right wing, but only those who, taking two horses apiece after the manner of performers, had the custom of leaping armed from the tired horse to the fresh, often in the very heat of battle; such was the agility of the men, and so well-trained their breed of horses." </font></p><p><font size="3">-Livy, The History of Rome, <a href="http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0157%3Abook%3D23%3Achapter%3D29" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0157%3Abook%3D23%3Achapter%3D29" rel="nofollow">xxiii.29.5</a></font></p><p><br /></p><p>As always: coins, comments, corrections and contributions are all appreciated.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Post your coins of Numidia, RR denarii from this period, or anything else you find interesting or entertaining.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 7981299, member: 99456"]My latest denarius completes a 2-rat set. [ATTACH=full]1385010[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Jugurtha in chains, public domain image by M. S. Maélla, from [URL='https://archive.org/details/A065087/page/n119/mode/2up']La conjuracion de Catilina y la Guerra de Jugurta[/URL] por Cayo Salustio Crispo, Madrid, published by Joachin Ibarra, 1772, p. 97.[/SIZE] Jugurtha, co-ruler of Numidia, killed his cousin and brother by adoption, Hiempsal. A Roman senate corrupted by bribes, led by Lucius Opimius, looked past Jugurtha's crime and split the Kingdom of Numidia between Jugurtha and Adherbal. This was 116 BC, in the Roman republic. It would not be long before Jugurtha killed his other brother to gain control of Numidia. The Jugurthine War (112-106 BC) between Rome and Numidia resulted in a triumph for Marius, the rise of Sulla, the capture and eventual death of Jugurtha. His capture is commemorated on a coin (Crawford 426) issued by Sulla's son, Faustus Sulla, in 56 BC, a type which has so far eluded me (CNG image - not my coin). [ATTACH=full]1385005[/ATTACH] This coin is my latest addition from this time period 112-111 BC. [ATTACH=full]1385006[/ATTACH] Note the rat facing left on the coin above and right on the coin below. [ATTACH=full]1385007[/ATTACH] [B]Roman republic, Ti. Quinctius[/B], 112-111 BC, AR denarius, Rome mint [B]Obv: [/B]Laureate bust of Hercules left, seen from behind, wearing lion's skin, with club over shoulder [B]Rev: [/B]Two horses galloping left, a desultor riding the nearest one; control letter above O• or B (• above); TI Q below horses divided by rat to facing (left or right) ; D • S • S incuse on tablet in exergue [B]Ref:[/B] Crawford 297/1a ([B]rat left[/B]) and 297/1b ([B]rat right[/B]); I've added a longer write-up for these coins to my "Notes" : [URL='https://www.sullacoins.com/post/rats-in-rome']Rats in Rome[/URL], with additional coins, context and some speculation on the subject of the reverse. [USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER] has a great coin of this type which surfaced in [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER]'s "[URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/roman-republican-denarius-46-desultor.375241/#post-6375594'][B]Denarius 46: Desultor[/B][/URL]" - a thread to visit for more information on desultor. Livy describes the utility in the 2nd Punic War of the acrobatic skill of a desultor (on the reverse): [SIZE=3]“And not all of his Numidians were placed on the right wing, but only those who, taking two horses apiece after the manner of performers, had the custom of leaping armed from the tired horse to the fresh, often in the very heat of battle; such was the agility of the men, and so well-trained their breed of horses." -Livy, The History of Rome, [URL='http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0157%3Abook%3D23%3Achapter%3D29']xxiii.29.5[/URL][/SIZE] As always: coins, comments, corrections and contributions are all appreciated. [B]Post your coins of Numidia, RR denarii from this period, or anything else you find interesting or entertaining.[/B][/QUOTE]
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