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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2409439, member: 51347&quot;]From the ORIGINAL Confederacy...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]497696[/ATTACH]</p><p>Marsic Confederation</p><p>SOCIAL WAR - Rome vs. the Marsic Confederation (Italia)</p><p>AR Denarius.</p><p>Corfinium mint (Capital of the Marsic Confederation), 89 BC.</p><p>3.60g, 20mm, 8h</p><p>Obv: Laureate head of Italia right, wearing pearl necklace; ITALIA behind, X (mark of value) below chin</p><p>Rev: Italia, seated left on shields, holding sceptre in right hand and sword in left, being crowned with wreath by Victory who stands behind; retrograde B(?) in exergue.</p><p>Ref: Campana 105 (same obverse die); HN Italy 412a</p><p>Comments: Cleaning marks to rev.</p><p>Very Rare.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Social War, or Bellum Sociale, was a true Civil War based on a struggle of PEOPLES’ beliefs and ideals. 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>Rome actually lost this war politically as she had to give up every concession to the Italians.&nbsp; However, they won the war militarily.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_War_(91%E2%80%9388_BC)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_War_(91%E2%80%9388_BC)" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_War_(91–88_BC)</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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