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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7658551, member: 110350"]As some of you may remember, I requested in this thread that people post their own examples of Roman Republican coins with secondary reverse motifs consisting of miniature humans or animals as a second substantive design element (and not simply as a control-symbol), beneath the hooves of the horses or other animals constituting the primary design element. And thanks to everyone for the examples you posted.</p><p><br /></p><p>I now have two more to post myself -- one I already had that I forgot about, and one new one that arrived in the mail the other day.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's the one I already had:</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republic, L. Procilius L.f., AR Serrate Denarius, 80 BCE. Obv. Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goatskin headdress; behind, S•C downwards / Juno Sospita wearing goatskin headdress, standing in biga right with galloping horses, holding figure-eight style shield [prob. an allusion to the mythological Shield of the Salii priests, or <i>ancilia</i>] in left hand and brandishing spear in right hand; coiled serpent below horses; in exergue, L•PROCILI•F. Crawford 379/2, RSC I Procilia 2 (ill.), Sear RCV I 307 (ill.), BMCRR Rome 3150, Sydenham 772, Harlan, RRM I Ch. 4 at pp. 19-22 [Michael Harlan, <i>Roman Republican Moneyers and their Coins</i>, 81 BCE-64 BCE (2012)]. 20.05 mm., 3.97 g. (<i>Purchased from Marc Breitsprecher, Oct. 2020</i>.)*</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1316529[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>* See Crawford at p.396, stating that the moneyer, Lucius Procilius son of Lucius, “is presumably to be identified with the Senator attested in 56 [citing Cicero] and with the man later condemned for misconduct in that year [also citing Cicero].” The presence of Juno Sospita on both sides of the coin “reveals the moneyer’s Lanuvine origin” (<i>id</i>.), as does the presence of the serpent, which “alludes to a sacred ritual performed at Lanuvium.” Harlan, RRM 1, Ch. 4 at p. 20.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding the type of shield held by Juno Sospita and its connection to the <i>ancilia</i>, that connection is supported by David R. Sear, whose online Glossary of Frequently Encountered Terms in Roman Coin Descriptions (also found in each volume of the Millenium Edition of Roman Coin Values) states as follows: <i>"Ancile</i> a shield of distinctive form (narrow central section of oval shape with broad curving extensions at top and bottom). It was a particular attribute of Juno Sospita and was associated with the Salian priesthood of Mars." See <a href="https://www.davidrsear.com/academy/roman_glossary.html#Ancile" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.davidrsear.com/academy/roman_glossary.html#Ancile" rel="nofollow">https://www.davidrsear.com/academy/roman_glossary.html#Ancile</a>. See also the discussion of the <i>ancile</i> at <a href="https://www.romanumismatics.com/historicarticles?view=article&article_id=509" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.romanumismatics.com/historicarticles?view=article&article_id=509" rel="nofollow">https://www.romanumismatics.com/historicarticles?view=article&article_id=509</a>, with a photo of an example of an Augustus denarius (RIC 343) depicting two <i>ancilia</i> on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>While I finish writing up the new coin, please post any other examples you may have of miniature living beings at the bottom of Roman Republican reverses -- or post your Republican snakes, your anciliae, or your coins depicting Juno Sospita.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7658551, member: 110350"]As some of you may remember, I requested in this thread that people post their own examples of Roman Republican coins with secondary reverse motifs consisting of miniature humans or animals as a second substantive design element (and not simply as a control-symbol), beneath the hooves of the horses or other animals constituting the primary design element. And thanks to everyone for the examples you posted. I now have two more to post myself -- one I already had that I forgot about, and one new one that arrived in the mail the other day. Here's the one I already had: Roman Republic, L. Procilius L.f., AR Serrate Denarius, 80 BCE. Obv. Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goatskin headdress; behind, S•C downwards / Juno Sospita wearing goatskin headdress, standing in biga right with galloping horses, holding figure-eight style shield [prob. an allusion to the mythological Shield of the Salii priests, or [I]ancilia[/I]] in left hand and brandishing spear in right hand; coiled serpent below horses; in exergue, L•PROCILI•F. Crawford 379/2, RSC I Procilia 2 (ill.), Sear RCV I 307 (ill.), BMCRR Rome 3150, Sydenham 772, Harlan, RRM I Ch. 4 at pp. 19-22 [Michael Harlan, [I]Roman Republican Moneyers and their Coins[/I], 81 BCE-64 BCE (2012)]. 20.05 mm., 3.97 g. ([I]Purchased from Marc Breitsprecher, Oct. 2020[/I].)* [ATTACH=full]1316529[/ATTACH] * See Crawford at p.396, stating that the moneyer, Lucius Procilius son of Lucius, “is presumably to be identified with the Senator attested in 56 [citing Cicero] and with the man later condemned for misconduct in that year [also citing Cicero].” The presence of Juno Sospita on both sides of the coin “reveals the moneyer’s Lanuvine origin” ([I]id[/I].), as does the presence of the serpent, which “alludes to a sacred ritual performed at Lanuvium.” Harlan, RRM 1, Ch. 4 at p. 20. Regarding the type of shield held by Juno Sospita and its connection to the [I]ancilia[/I], that connection is supported by David R. Sear, whose online Glossary of Frequently Encountered Terms in Roman Coin Descriptions (also found in each volume of the Millenium Edition of Roman Coin Values) states as follows: [I]"Ancile[/I] a shield of distinctive form (narrow central section of oval shape with broad curving extensions at top and bottom). It was a particular attribute of Juno Sospita and was associated with the Salian priesthood of Mars." See [URL]https://www.davidrsear.com/academy/roman_glossary.html#Ancile[/URL]. See also the discussion of the [I]ancile[/I] at [URL]https://www.romanumismatics.com/historicarticles?view=article&article_id=509[/URL], with a photo of an example of an Augustus denarius (RIC 343) depicting two [I]ancilia[/I] on the reverse. While I finish writing up the new coin, please post any other examples you may have of miniature living beings at the bottom of Roman Republican reverses -- or post your Republican snakes, your anciliae, or your coins depicting Juno Sospita.[/QUOTE]
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