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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2407772, member: 51347&quot;]UPDATE:</p><p>I have expanded my Roman Republic / Bellum Sociale - Marsic Confederation - Social War collection.&nbsp; This is a fascinating and extremely pivotal period in Roman History...ULTIMATELY spring-boarding the Republic into a World Empire...</p><p><br /></p><p>I was inspired by [USER=76111]@Carthago[/USER] &#039;s wonderful thread, [USER=19615]@Volodya[/USER] &#039;s Marsic posts, and other folks&#039; awesome coins at:</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/bellum-sociale-denarius-haeberlin.277498/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/bellum-sociale-denarius-haeberlin.277498/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/bellum-sociale-denarius-haeberlin.277498/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I enjoy the Roman Republic’s history as it is the proving/testing ground of human-struggles, ideas, and changes that ultimately established the World Empire that Rome ultimately achieved.&nbsp; There are critical junctures within the Republic’s History whose outcome determined whether Rome would be rendered to history’s dustbin of wannabe’s or if Rome could prove their mettle.&nbsp; Many of us are probably aware of Rome’s throwing off their Kings, establishing a Republic, winning various wars with the Italians, Macedonians, and the 3 Punic Wars as they grew to dominate Italy and the Mediterranean.&nbsp; However, there is an OVERLOOKED war that the Romans actually LOST, yet from its loss, enabled them to go on to dominate the known World…</p><p><br /></p><p>The Social War, or Bellum Sociale, or Italian War, or the War of the Allies, or the Marsic War was a true Civil War based on a struggle of PEOPLES’ beliefs and ideals.&nbsp; This is opposed to most of the later Roman Civil Wars where various Imperators, Usurpers, Caesars/Augusti were fighting for THEIR personal share of power.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My recent captures of the Social War - Bellum Sociale - Italian War - War of the Allies - Marsic War...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]497073[/ATTACH]</p><p>Marsic Confederation</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>Bovianum(?) mint, 89 BC.</p><p>3.93g, 20mm, 3h</p><p>Obv: Laureate head of Italia left, VITELIV = ITALIA in Oscan script</p><p>Rev: Soldier standing facing, head right, foot on uncertain object, holding inverted spear and sword, recumbent bull to right facing; retrograde B in exergue.</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Campana 122 (same dies); HN Italy 407</p><p>Ex: Eucharius Collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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