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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SeptimusT, post: 3097221, member: 91240&quot;]Here&#039;s one issued by the same moneyer as [USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER]&#039;s coin: L. Rubrius Dossenus. He was a loyalist of Sulla during Sulla&#039;s first civil war, and an ally of Cinna. The frequent depiction of Asclepius on his coins may be tied to the plague that struck Rome while it was besieged by Cinna and Marius.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not the best photo (or coin), but you can make out the snake rising from the pillar between the faces of Janus.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]783032[/ATTACH] </p><p>L. Rubrius Dossenus, 87 BC, AE As.</p><p><b>Obv</b>: Laureate head of Janus, altar with serpent coiled around it between</p><p><b>Rev</b>: Prow of galley right, RVBRI DOSSEN above</p><p>Crawford 348/5[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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