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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7599002, member: 110350"]I will take the absence so far of any responses to my question to mean that at least in this corner of the Internet, nobody knows -- or even thinks -- it's a dog.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was inspired by my own thread, and the theme of miniature images of living beings beneath the primary reverse images on Republican coins, to go ahead and order an example of the C. Antestius denarius depicting a puppy beneath the Dioscuri (Crawford 219/1e). Because the coin has to get to me from Europe, I don't want to jinx things by posting a photo before it arrives, and it's not in fantastic condition in any event (very nice puppy, though!). But I will mention that it has a documented quadruple provenance that's really rather impressive: CNG, RBW, BCD [a/k/a "He Who Must Not Be Named"], and ASW![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7599002, member: 110350"]I will take the absence so far of any responses to my question to mean that at least in this corner of the Internet, nobody knows -- or even thinks -- it's a dog. I was inspired by my own thread, and the theme of miniature images of living beings beneath the primary reverse images on Republican coins, to go ahead and order an example of the C. Antestius denarius depicting a puppy beneath the Dioscuri (Crawford 219/1e). Because the coin has to get to me from Europe, I don't want to jinx things by posting a photo before it arrives, and it's not in fantastic condition in any event (very nice puppy, though!). But I will mention that it has a documented quadruple provenance that's really rather impressive: CNG, RBW, BCD [a/k/a "He Who Must Not Be Named"], and ASW![/QUOTE]
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