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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 5370440, member: 99456&quot;][USER=56859]@TIF[/USER], I enjoyed a laugh with the packaging and your post is a standout for coins that are not the usual fare.&nbsp; #10 a favorite, although hard to pick in a set that includes: a counterfeit alexandrian tetradrachm, twisted snake+goat+anteater, snake cowboy, snake biga, the four seasons dancers, a sphinx, altar of Zeus, a REGistered bust of Isis, and a &quot;running&quot; satyr!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The die maker of this denarius was similarly inspired to put beards and toupee&#039;s on the snakes/serpents/dragons - it seems to have been the fashion:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1228993[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3"><b>M. Volteius M.f.</b>, 75 BC, AR Denarius, Rome mint </font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Obv:</b> Head of Bacchus (or Liber) right, wearing ivy wreath </font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Rev: </b>Ceres, standing in chariot, holding lighted torches, driving biga of snakes right; pileus to left </font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Ref: </b>Crawford <a href="http://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-385.3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-385.3" rel="nofollow">385/3</a>; Sydenham 776; Volteia 3</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Notes:</b> <a href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/ceres-and-her-serpent-chariot" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/ceres-and-her-serpent-chariot" rel="nofollow">Ceres and Her Serpent Chariot</a></font></p><p><br /></p><p>Best wishes for 2021![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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