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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 4228508, member: 110350&quot;]I think a snake counts as an animal, so I have a new addition to my Republican zoo:</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republic, L. Roscius Fabatus, AR Serrate Denarius, 64 BCE, Rome Mint. Obv. Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat&#039;s skin, control-symbol to left, L. ROSCI in exergue/ Rev. Maiden standing right with basket over shoulder, feeding serpent erect before her, control-symbol to left, FABATI in exergue. RSC I Roscia 3, Crawford 412/1 (see also Crawford Vol. II Plate LXVIII, control-symbol 106 &amp; pp. 790-792), Sear RCV I 363 (ill.). 16mm, 3.93g., 3h. (<i>Depicts annual ceremony at Juno Sospita festival in Lanuvium, in grotto under temple; see RSC I at p. 85</i>.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1081739[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps because of the big scratch (or small crack) on the obverse, and the absence of a readable legend in the exergue on that side, this example was less expensive than most.&nbsp; And I like it anyway because both sides are reasonably well-centered (which isn&#039;t always true of this type) -- and don&#039;t have a great deal of wear -- and because the snake on the reverse seems actually&nbsp; to be feeding on whatever the maiden brought for it in her basket (bag?).</p><p><br /></p><p>If I post closeups of the control-symbols, I wonder if anyone might have any ideas on what they&#039;re supposed to represent. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1081748[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1081749[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a copy of&nbsp; Crawford Vol. II Plate LXVIII; I think these symbols most closely match no. 106 -- in the bottom row, the 6th pair from the left.&nbsp; (There&#039;s one more Plate depicting the control-symbols for this type, but none of them looks anything like the ones on my coin.)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1081750[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>In the key to this plate in Crawford, no. 106 is described as &quot;?/?.&quot;&nbsp; But to me, the one on the reverse looks like some kind of candle-holder or lamp with a flame lit inside, and I think the one on the obverse could also be a lamp with a flame.&nbsp; (The drawing makes it look like a shoe!)&nbsp; Does anyone else have any thoughts?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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