adventures in my head
And maybe a jewel on his forehead? Or a snake head or whaa..? (RRC 410/1; assorted acsearch results for more specimen variations).
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Through the allusion to the Pythia here on the obverse and Hercules on the reverse are we supposed to recall the struggle between the two for control of Delphi? (Ephesus relief shown)
It would be so much easier to write these damn captions if I could stop thinking about the coins…
This is 291/1. And Crawford says its an aqueduct. And then I go read some Wiseman 1998 (“Rome and the Resplendent Aemilii”) hoping for a reference and I get none, but I do get references to other things done by the cens. 179 including building the pons Aemilius.
Wouldn’t Rome’s first stone bridge be more worthy of commemoration than an aqueduct that didn’t even bear the family name?!
Very grateful for blog comments, twitter feedback, and discussion board wisdom that has helped this graphic evolve. Keep it coming!
Mint operation, coin production ‘infographic’
Timeline of serrated types and control marks combined
Built off this but with an eye to HW/HBM/Holl. re-dating. I broke 50,000 words for the book manuscript. The press upper limit, they said. But Rowan took 60,000+ so I’m worried but not too worried. Still pics = 1000 words.
Perhaps not. I’m worrying about how RRC 234/1 differentiates its oath swearing scene from its prototype and whether those differences are meaningful or just ‘sloppy’. So for instance the two figures present less different on 234/1. Does the left hand figure have beard? Is he not wearing armor? Why was the right hand figure’s spear pointing down on the original? etc…
I’m pleased to have contributed to this piece of journalism written by the super smart Sarah Bond. Click image to read full article.
To be updated periodically
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