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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ByzantiumBabe, post: 6688212, member: 118394&quot;]There appears to be at least three shield differences on your denarius when compared to the Greek tetradrachms shield coins. The tets usually depict seven double crescents, the denarius only five. Within the double crescents is usually a central pellet with an 8-ray star like symbol. So it seems there is a bit of shield abstraction going on with your denarius likely due to size constraints. </p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly, the center of the shield tets usually depicts the head of Pan, Artemus or a king in disguise as some ancient mythic God. This is where the very interesting elephant montage takes place. I believe most Republican imagery is a collage of symbols, not montage. It is this juxtaposition that appears to be something quite different about the way the shield presented on your coin, offering a completely different narrative and meaning from the original Greek shield.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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