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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 4146622, member: 75937"]Romulus and Remus' legacy undoubtedly left its mark on Roman culture—and now, archaeologists may be one step closer to unraveling a crucial chapter in the twins' lupine tale. An underground temple and sarcophagus <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/possible-shrine-romulus-unearthed-roman-forum-180974240/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/possible-shrine-romulus-unearthed-roman-forum-180974240/" rel="nofollow">discovered in the Roman Forum</a> may pay homage to Romulus.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1071631[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>To keep it numismatic, here's a coin of the Lupa Romana! Post your Romulus and Remus coins!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/vrbs-roma-wolf-and-twins-arles-jpg.904224/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Constantine I, AD 307-337.</p><p>Roman billon reduced centenionalis, 2.44 g, 17.4 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Constantina/Arles, AD 331-332.</p><p>Obv: VRBS ROMA, helmeted bust of Roma, left, wearing imperial robes.</p><p>Rev: Lupa Romana, left, suckling Romulus and Remus; branch between two stars above; SCONST in exergue.</p><p>Refs: RIC vii p. 273, 368; RCV 16497; LRBC I 371; Cohen 17.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 4146622, member: 75937"]Romulus and Remus' legacy undoubtedly left its mark on Roman culture—and now, archaeologists may be one step closer to unraveling a crucial chapter in the twins' lupine tale. An underground temple and sarcophagus [URL='https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/possible-shrine-romulus-unearthed-roman-forum-180974240/']discovered in the Roman Forum[/URL] may pay homage to Romulus. [ATTACH=full]1071631[/ATTACH] To keep it numismatic, here's a coin of the Lupa Romana! Post your Romulus and Remus coins! [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/vrbs-roma-wolf-and-twins-arles-jpg.904224/[/IMG] Constantine I, AD 307-337. Roman billon reduced centenionalis, 2.44 g, 17.4 mm, 12 h. Constantina/Arles, AD 331-332. Obv: VRBS ROMA, helmeted bust of Roma, left, wearing imperial robes. Rev: Lupa Romana, left, suckling Romulus and Remus; branch between two stars above; SCONST in exergue. Refs: RIC vii p. 273, 368; RCV 16497; LRBC I 371; Cohen 17.[/QUOTE]
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