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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;akeady, post: 4568249, member: 83175&quot;]You reminded me, [USER=85693]@Marsyas Mike[/USER], that I&#039;d only searched for snake and not serpent - I have a few listed as serpents that we haven&#039;t had already.&nbsp;&nbsp; I hope to finish my coin database in 2020 and realise that I need some thesaurus features for the likes of this...</p><p><br /></p><p>We had a couple of Volteia bigas, this is a fairly worn Vibia snake chariot...</p><p><br /></p><p>Denarius of C. Vibius C. f. C. n</p><p>Obv. PANSA - Head of young Bacchus right, wearing ivy-wreath</p><p>Rev. C. VIBIVS C. F. C. N. - Ceres in biga right, drawn by two serpents; legend before and below, reading downwards and inwards</p><p>Mint: Rome (48 BC)</p><p>Wt./Size/Axis: 3.40g / 18mm / 8h</p><p>References:</p><ul> <li>RSC 17 (Vibia)</li> <li>Sydenham 945</li> <li>Crawford 449/3b</li> </ul><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Vibia17Denarius.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s a small snake here too:</p><p><br /></p><p>Denarius of L. Procilius</p><p>Obv. S. C - Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat-skin headdress</p><p>Rev. Juno Sospita, holding spear and shield, in biga right; serpent below</p><p>Exergue: L PROCILI F</p><p>Mint: Rome (80 BC)</p><p>Wt./Size/Axis: 3.95g / 18mm / 5h</p><p>References:</p><ul> <li>RSC 2 (Procilia)</li> <li>Sydenham 772</li> <li>Crawford 379/2</li> </ul><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Procilia2Denarius.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And a &quot;serpent staff&quot; (referred to as a carnyx by Crawford, but hey, it was sold to me as a serpent staff and has been described as such by Roma and CNG on occasion).</p><p><br /></p><p>Denarius of L. Porcius Licinus</p><p>Obv. L. PORCI LICI - Helmeted head of Roma right, * behind</p><p>Rev.&nbsp; Gallic warrior (Bituitus?), raising spear held in right hand, holding shield and serpent staff in left, driving galloping biga right</p><p>Exergue: L. LIC. CN. DOM</p><p>Mint: Rome (118 BC)</p><p>Wt./Size/Axis: 3.91g / 19mm / 7h</p><p>References:</p><ul> <li>Rsc 8 (Porcia)</li> <li>Sydenham 520</li> <li>Crawford 282/5</li> </ul><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Porcia8Denarius.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>ATB,</p><p>Aidan.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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