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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 3605634, member: 97383&quot;]Christie&#039;s of London recently auctioned an extremely rare Romano-British bronze &quot;Healing Dog&quot; that was found in a hoard of bronze fragments that included a bronze follis of Crispus, pictured below. The heavily encrusted follis was struck at the Trier Mint &amp; dated circa AD 321. The photo taken by Christie&#039;s staff shows the reverse upside down <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Duh. Pictured below it is another coin of the same type, photo courtesy of <b>WildWinds</b>, that is easier to visualize, 18.67 mm, 2.4 gm. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]965343[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]965344[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]965345[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The bronze &quot;Healing Dog&quot; pictured below, photos courtesy of Christie&#039;s, measures 8.5 in. long &amp; 5.25 in. tall. The hoard was found in Gloucestershire in August of 2017, &amp; is dated by Christie&#039;s circa AD 4th century. Roman legionnaires believed dogs had healing properties &amp; were linked to the healing properties of the god Mars. Celtic warriors had the same belief, &amp; licking dog figures were dedicated to their healing god Norden. The experts at Christie&#039;s determined the Roman follis was struck circa AD 321, &amp; obviously the handsome hound could be no older than that. Pictured below the dog are some of the many fragments found along with the hoard. It is believed that this hoard was buried with the intention of returning to it at a later date to melt all these fragments. This beautifully crafted &quot;Healing Hound&quot;, along with the hoard, sold for $171,875.00 <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]965352[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]965353[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]965354[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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