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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2333237, member: 51347&quot;]I love to collect Roman Republican and peripheral coins to the Roman Republic.&nbsp; I love the histories of the Roman Republic because it reflects their trials, tribulations, mistakes, successes, and huge struggles to later become the ancient world&#039;s Greatest Empire.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Samnites were a group of 4 tribes from South-Central Italy.&nbsp; They were an off-shoot of the Sabines, and were a very tough, sturdy people.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As the Republican Romans absorbed many of the tribes, cities, and regions into their Empire, they fought three brutal wars with the Samnites in 343- 341 BCE, 326- 304 BCE and 298-290 BCE. Fighting the Samnites was a real struggle, brutal, and really toughened the Romans when they eventually defeated them. They learned that fighting a &quot;backwards&quot; mountain people would really give them a bloody nose. I believe that they incorporated the characteristic feather in the Helmet as a substitute or an addition to the horse-hair comb from the Samnites. I saw this and had to get it. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]473192[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>SAMNIUM, Aesernia. </b>Circa 263-240 BC. Æ (20mm, 7.14 g, 8h). Head of Vulcan left, wearing pilos; tongs to right / Jupiter in biga galloping right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses. Campana 4; HN Italy 430. Good Fine, dark green-brown patina.</p><p><i>From the Camerata Romeu Collection.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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