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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 7380067, member: 96898"]Splendid coins, [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER] ! A Septimius Severus elephant is on my want list, too. Unfortunately, these are often struck much more sloppily than yours. I'm actively looking for an example on which the elephant harness is well visible.</p><p><br /></p><p>I like the camel and scorpion on your denarius, [USER=71599]@ancientone[/USER]. Two interesting animals on one coin!</p><p><br /></p><p>Concerning the bell, elephants actually have quite soft feet and thus are able to move almost without a sound. It therefore makes a lot of sense to attach a bell to the neck of a tamed animal...</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are two more Republican Metelli elephants (same types as Donna has shown above):</p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1285074[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Roman Republic, moneyer: M. Caecilius Metellus, AR denarius, 127 BC, Rome mint. Obv: ROMA; head of Roma, helmeted, r.; before, X. Rev: M·METELLVS·Q·F; Macedonian shield decorated with elephant's head. 18mm, 3.83g. RRC 263/1a. Ex Hommel collection, ex Kölner Münzkabinett.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1285073[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Roman Republic, imperatorial issue of Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius, AR denarius, 81 BC, Northern Italian mint. Obv: diademed head of Pietas r.; to r., stork standing r. Rev: Q C M P I; elephant standing l., wearing bell around neck. 17mm, 3.55g. Ref: RRC 374/1. Ex JB collection; ex AMCC 2, lot 105 (their picture).</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 7380067, member: 96898"]Splendid coins, [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER] ! A Septimius Severus elephant is on my want list, too. Unfortunately, these are often struck much more sloppily than yours. I'm actively looking for an example on which the elephant harness is well visible. I like the camel and scorpion on your denarius, [USER=71599]@ancientone[/USER]. Two interesting animals on one coin! Concerning the bell, elephants actually have quite soft feet and thus are able to move almost without a sound. It therefore makes a lot of sense to attach a bell to the neck of a tamed animal... Here are two more Republican Metelli elephants (same types as Donna has shown above): [SIZE=3][ATTACH=full]1285074[/ATTACH] Roman Republic, moneyer: M. Caecilius Metellus, AR denarius, 127 BC, Rome mint. Obv: ROMA; head of Roma, helmeted, r.; before, X. Rev: M·METELLVS·Q·F; Macedonian shield decorated with elephant's head. 18mm, 3.83g. RRC 263/1a. Ex Hommel collection, ex Kölner Münzkabinett. [ATTACH=full]1285073[/ATTACH] Roman Republic, imperatorial issue of Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius, AR denarius, 81 BC, Northern Italian mint. Obv: diademed head of Pietas r.; to r., stork standing r. Rev: Q C M P I; elephant standing l., wearing bell around neck. 17mm, 3.55g. Ref: RRC 374/1. Ex JB collection; ex AMCC 2, lot 105 (their picture).[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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