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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtisimo, post: 24712100, member: 83845&quot;]What a wonderful pair of coins and a great write up to go with it!</p><p><br /></p><p>I had never thought before about how the Romans added the captive to the traditionally Greek type. Very interesting.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a few relevant coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even though this example lacks the captive, I think these early Victoriatii must be among the very first Roman coins to depict a trophy in the Greek style.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1579703[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Roman Republic</font></p><p><font size="3">Anonymous </font></p><p><font size="3">AR Victoriatus, mint in Sicily, struck ca. 211-208 BC</font></p><p><font size="3">Dia.: 17 mm</font></p><p><font size="3">Wt.: 3.3 g</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: Head of Jupiter right</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: ROMA; Victory right crowning trophy</font></p><p><font size="3">Ref.: Crawford 70/1, Brinkman Group B</font></p><p><br /></p><p>…and this one is one of my favorite coins from one of my favorite collections. Marcus Aurelius and a reference to his campaigns in Germania.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1579704[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Roman Empire</font></p><p><font size="3">Marcus Aurelius</font></p><p><font size="3">AR denarius, Rome mint, struck AD 173</font></p><p><font size="3">Dia.: 19 mm</font></p><p><font size="3">Wt.: 3.31 g</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVII; Laureate head right</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: IMP VI COS III; German captive seated left at foot of trophy</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: RIC 280</font></p><p><font size="3">Ex Walter F. Stoecklin Collection, Amriswil (1888-1975), Ex Obolos 9, lot 303 (March 25, 2018); Ex Orfew Collection purchased privately in Nov. 2019</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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