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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 4403563, member: 97383&quot;]R.C., Thanks for the kind words <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />! I felt like contributing a thread that wasn&#039;t as frivolous as some of the ones I&#039;ve posted in the past <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. The palm frond is an ancient symbol to the Greeks &amp; Romans, signaling victory &amp; peace. It&#039;s often seen on Roman Republican denarii like the one pictured below.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1106554[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Q. Antonius Balbus, 83 - 82 BC, AR Serrate Denarius: 17 mm, 4 h. Obverse: Laureate head of Jupiter. Reverse: Victory driving quadriga, holding reins, wreath, &amp; palm frond.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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