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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 4568224, member: 85693&quot;]Lovely coins and an interesting thread.&nbsp; It made me look over my little collection of Roman Republics and I found a few snakes. </p><p><br /></p><p>A quinarius with a snake, wrapped around the omphalos:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1131154[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><b>Roman Republic&nbsp; Quinarius </b></font></p><p><b>L. Rubrius Dossenus</b></p><p><b>(87 B.C.) - Rome mint</b></p><p>Neptune laureate right, trident and DOS S[EN] behind / Victoria walking right with</p><p>[wreath] &amp; palm, garlanded altar right with snake &amp; Omphalos, [L RVBRI] behind.</p><p>Rubria 4; Crawford 384/4.</p><p>(1.54 grams / 14 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the famous biga of serpents - I think there are far, far nicer ones in Coin Talker collections.&nbsp; This one is a Fourrée that lost all its silver foil.&nbsp; The serpents are peeping from behind the pits and corrosion.&nbsp; Sorry.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie87" alt=":sorry:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1131155[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="4"><b>Roman Republic <font size="4"><b>Fourrée Denarius</b></font></b></font></p><p><b>M. Volteius M.f.</b></p><p><b>(78 B.C.) </b></p><p><b>Rome mint</b></p><p>Head of Bacchus right, wearing ivy wreath / Ceres in a biga drawn by two serpents, cornucopiae behind, M.VOLTEI. M.F. in exergue.</p><p>Volteia 3; Crawford 385/3.</p><p>(3.01 grams / 18 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>Another Glabrio - one of them Titus Pollo found on the wagon (for you HBO <i>Rome</i> fans).&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1131158[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="4"><b>Roman Republic Denarius </b></font></p><p><b>Man. Acilius Glabrio </b></p><p><b>(49 B.C.) </b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>SALVTIS (upwards), head of Salus right / MN ACILIVS III VIR VALETV, Salus standing left holding serpent.</p><p>RCV 412, Acilia 8, Syd 922, Cr442/1a.</p><p>(3.56 grams / 18 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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