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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Limes, post: 5141252, member: 101013&quot;]Very nice, and interesting coin DonnaML. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s interesting to see that many coins from the Roman republican era are filled with references to myths/legends/deities/and so on, that have a connection with the name of the specific moneyer. In that sense I wonder, perhaps it was a good way to make yourself known (in a grand way) to the audience? And would there have been a competition between moneyers, to create the coin with the best reference? </p><p><br /></p><p>Another brainwave: I&#039;ve read (see e.g. <a href="https://www.ancient.eu/article/635/roman-games-chariot-races--spectacle/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ancient.eu/article/635/roman-games-chariot-races--spectacle/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ancient.eu/article/635/roman-games-chariot-races--spectacle/</a>) that spotted cats were used in circus games which most likely led to their death. But as I understand from your write up, the spotted cat was the animal of Dionysos/Bacchus. So, were the Romans okay with slaying an animal that was associated with a deity? </p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, no coins with leopards, cheetas or other spotted African cats in my collection...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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