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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 5137120, member: 87809&quot;]Throughout the Roman period, the wolf symbolized Roman power; hence he (or rather, she) appears frequently in art and on Roman coinage, both in the Republic and the Empire. </p><p>The wolf was not only associated with Rome&#039;s ancestors, it was also Mars&#039; sacred animal. After all, Romulus and Remus&#039;s mother was Rhea Silvia, forced to become a vestal virgin, and, according to legend, seduced and/or raped by the god Mars. This may explain why a she-wolf came to the rescue of the twins. </p><p><br /></p><p>Very interesting article and images at </p><p><a href="https://ralphhaussler.weebly.com/wolf-mythology-italy.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ralphhaussler.weebly.com/wolf-mythology-italy.html" rel="nofollow">https://ralphhaussler.weebly.com/wolf-mythology-italy.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Only have one provincial She-wolf with twins from a lot of Frank&#039;s last auction:</p><p>Diadumenianus, Æ 29</p><p>Seleucis and Pieria, Laodicea ad Mare, 217 - 218 AD </p><p>29 x 28 mm, 10.075 g</p><p>Ref.: Mionnet V, 259, 785; Lindgren I, 2099.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ob.: M OP ANTONINOS NOB CAES, Bare-headed draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev.: ROMAE above, She-wolf standing right, head reverted, suckling the twins; FEL below</p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1205318[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1205319[/ATTACH]</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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