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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3043250, member: 75937&quot;]What makes the OP coin so fascinating is that no modern person expects a snake to be riding a horse. And then when the religion behind the iconography is explored, it becomes especially interesting! This thread well deserves its &quot;featured&quot; status!</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t have a snake cowboy coin. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie87" alt=":sorry:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> The snakes on my coins only appear where you&#039;d expect them.</p><p><br /></p><p>--Portrayed with a <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=cista%20or%20cista%20mystica" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=cista%20or%20cista%20mystica" rel="nofollow">cista mystica</a> (which is, of course, a basket in which snakes were kept):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]759945[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>--Portrayed with Asklepios/Aesculapius or Hygeia/Salus:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]759946[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]759947[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>If you&#039;re interested in learning more about the Aesculapian snake, I direct you to <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-asklepian-snake-on-roman-coins.296687/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-asklepian-snake-on-roman-coins.296687/">this thread</a> from about a year ago.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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