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<p>[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 5483238, member: 57495"]Some excellent coins in this thread! Who knew A-Pi had so many interesting types. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I think it should be pointed out that the reverse on [USER=87809]@cmezner[/USER]'s coin doesn't show mere garden variety shields, but two of the ancilia, which were twelve sacred shields that the Salian priests kept guarded in the Temple of Mars. The first ancile was said to have fallen from the heavens, and it was prophesied that as long as it was preserved at Rome, the Romans would rule the world. Rome's second king, Numa Pompilius, had eleven more made and kept with the original to fool potential thieves. The ancilia would be carried by the Salian priests in a procession through the streets of Rome every March, the month sacred to the god of war. It's a neat reverse type, and these shields are seen only on these bronzes of Pius and one rare issue of denarii of Augustus. </p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER]'s Mars and Rhea Silvia is a favorite of mine too. The scene alludes to one of Rome's founding myths, with the union of Mars and Rhea Silvia producing Romulus and his brother Remus. It was probably issued in conjunction with the celebrations held to commemorate the 900th anniversary of Rome's founding. </p><p><br /></p><p>The "big pig" Doug mentions is another mythological type related to Rome's founding. It portrays a white sow suckling her young under an oak tree by a river, the sign given to Aeneas to indicate where he should establish a settlement for his Trojan refugees. Aeneas was an ancestor of Romulus and Remus through their mother, Rhea Silvia. The type was struck on sestertii and asses. I only have the smaller denomination, but it's one of my favorite Roman imperials. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1239218[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>ANTONINUS PIUS</b></p><p>AE As. 11.02g, 28.6mm. Rome mint, AD 140-144. RIC 733; Cohen 450. O: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right. R: IMPERATOR II, Sow seated by a river under an oak tree suckling three piglets, another one before her; SC in exergue.</p><p><i>Ex Old Sable Collection</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Might also be worth mentioning that in the Zodiac and Labours of Herakles series at Alexandria, A-Pi also issued amongst the most interesting of Roman Provincial coin types.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 5483238, member: 57495"]Some excellent coins in this thread! Who knew A-Pi had so many interesting types. :D I think it should be pointed out that the reverse on [USER=87809]@cmezner[/USER]'s coin doesn't show mere garden variety shields, but two of the ancilia, which were twelve sacred shields that the Salian priests kept guarded in the Temple of Mars. The first ancile was said to have fallen from the heavens, and it was prophesied that as long as it was preserved at Rome, the Romans would rule the world. Rome's second king, Numa Pompilius, had eleven more made and kept with the original to fool potential thieves. The ancilia would be carried by the Salian priests in a procession through the streets of Rome every March, the month sacred to the god of war. It's a neat reverse type, and these shields are seen only on these bronzes of Pius and one rare issue of denarii of Augustus. [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER]'s Mars and Rhea Silvia is a favorite of mine too. The scene alludes to one of Rome's founding myths, with the union of Mars and Rhea Silvia producing Romulus and his brother Remus. It was probably issued in conjunction with the celebrations held to commemorate the 900th anniversary of Rome's founding. The "big pig" Doug mentions is another mythological type related to Rome's founding. It portrays a white sow suckling her young under an oak tree by a river, the sign given to Aeneas to indicate where he should establish a settlement for his Trojan refugees. Aeneas was an ancestor of Romulus and Remus through their mother, Rhea Silvia. The type was struck on sestertii and asses. I only have the smaller denomination, but it's one of my favorite Roman imperials. [ATTACH=full]1239218[/ATTACH] [B]ANTONINUS PIUS[/B] AE As. 11.02g, 28.6mm. Rome mint, AD 140-144. RIC 733; Cohen 450. O: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right. R: IMPERATOR II, Sow seated by a river under an oak tree suckling three piglets, another one before her; SC in exergue. [I]Ex Old Sable Collection[/I] Might also be worth mentioning that in the Zodiac and Labours of Herakles series at Alexandria, A-Pi also issued amongst the most interesting of Roman Provincial coin types.[/QUOTE]
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