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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carausius, post: 3263832, member: 76440&quot;]The reverse always attracted me to this type.&nbsp; It depicts the myth of Hercules killing the Centaur that has attempted to ravage his wife.&nbsp; Struck in the early years of the Second Punic War, I wonder if the coin is meant to suggest what the Romans will do to the Carthaginians for ravaging Italy - the&nbsp; centaur is reminiscent of&nbsp; the horse on some Sicilo-Punic coins.&nbsp; Crawford, likely relying on Rudi Thomson&#039;s earlier work, attributes this series to the Rome mint, but I disagree.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]859258[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Rome, The Republic.</p><p>217-215 BCE</p><p>AE Struck Triens.</p><p>Uncertain Italian Mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: Head of Jumo right, wearing triple crested diadem; scepter or sword on ldft shoulder; mark of valud behind.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rev: Hercules killing Centaur; ROMA below; mark of value to right.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reference: Crawford 39/1.</p><p><br /></p><p>Provenance: Münzen und Medaillen Auction (1972).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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