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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 7981569, member: 99456&quot;]and just to muddy the waters - or add another speculative idea to the mix:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;The appearance of white mice&nbsp; constitutes a joyful omen. For we have our Records full of instances of&nbsp; the auspices being interrupted by the squeaking of shrews. Nigidius states that shrews themselves also hibernate as do dormice, <b>which sumptuary legislation and Marcus Scaurus&nbsp; the Head of the State during his consulship ruled out from banquets</b>&nbsp; just as they did shell-fish or birds imported from other parts of the&nbsp; world.&quot;</p><p>-Pliny, <a href="https://topostext.org/work.php?work_id=148" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://topostext.org/work.php?work_id=148" rel="nofollow">Natural History, 8.82.1</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Legislation banning dormice in 115 BC from banquets - perhaps that is what the coin is referencing.&nbsp; Imagine the dullness of life without an occasional dormouse snack.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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