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<p>[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 2909596, member: 51347"]WOW [USER=72818]@Mikey Zee[/USER] ! NICE write-up, NICE-NICE Denarius... cool story on the Sacrifice! Honestly, I would have REALLY enjoyed being at a full Roman Sacrifice just for the full experience... yeah, gruesome, but it was such an ENORMOUS aspect of the Ancient Civilizations...</p><p><br /></p><p>Yeah, those Carthaginians used to sacrifice CHILDREN to Tanit... now THAT is gruesome... whether true or not (I feel it was, especially in extreme situations), is one of the reasons WHY the Romans feared and hated the Cartheginians...</p><p><br /></p><p>I have SIX Republican Denarii from the Albinus gens, but NONE from your issue. Plus a Clodius Albinus from the Imperial period.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will toss a DIANA on the pile just to honor your REALLY cool Denarius!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]702290[/ATTACH]</p><p>RR Allius Bala 92 BCE AR Denarius <b>Diana - Biga of Stags</b> Sear 221 Craw336-1[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 2909596, member: 51347"]WOW [USER=72818]@Mikey Zee[/USER] ! NICE write-up, NICE-NICE Denarius... cool story on the Sacrifice! Honestly, I would have REALLY enjoyed being at a full Roman Sacrifice just for the full experience... yeah, gruesome, but it was such an ENORMOUS aspect of the Ancient Civilizations... Yeah, those Carthaginians used to sacrifice CHILDREN to Tanit... now THAT is gruesome... whether true or not (I feel it was, especially in extreme situations), is one of the reasons WHY the Romans feared and hated the Cartheginians... I have SIX Republican Denarii from the Albinus gens, but NONE from your issue. Plus a Clodius Albinus from the Imperial period. I will toss a DIANA on the pile just to honor your REALLY cool Denarius! [ATTACH=full]702290[/ATTACH] RR Allius Bala 92 BCE AR Denarius [B]Diana - Biga of Stags[/B] Sear 221 Craw336-1[/QUOTE]
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