![]() VF, green patina, traces of earthen highlights. Crossed cornucopias, each surmounted by the bust of a boy, vis-a-vis winged caduceus between / Large S C. TIBERIUS GEMELLUS and GERMANICUS GEMELLUS, sons of Drusus and Livilla. RARE CLEAR PORTRAITS OF SONS OF DRUSUS AND LIVILLAġ1027. A beautiful coin with a fine silky black patina.Ħ596. Bronze coins with Tiberius' portrait are scarce, especially anywhere nearly as nice as this exceptional piece. The obverse inscription TI CAESAR DIVI AUGUSTI F AUGUSTUS (Tiberius Caesar, son of the divine Augustus) was a bit of propaganda by Tiberius to associate himself with his popular stepfather. He is additionally represented on this coin by the two cornucopias which signify commercial prosperity. ![]() Roman gods and goddesses often had multiple duties, and Mercury moonlighted as the god of trade. Thus the caduceus became a representation of the resolution of quarrels, and since snakes were also closely associated with healing, it also became the symbol of the medical profession. Although it was adorned with vines at one time, it came to be decorated with intertwined snakes as the result of an incident in which Mercury used the staff to separate two fighting snakes. The caduceus was originally the herald's staff carried by Mercury, the messenger of the gods. Reverse - PON MAXIM COS III IMP VII TR POT XXII, crossed cornucopia and winged caduceus. TI CAESAR DIVI AVGVSTI F AVGVSTVS, laureate head. RARE GREAT VERY FINE STYLE, WELL CENTERED WITH BEAUTIFUL GLOSSY BLACK PATINA EXAMPLEġ0277. A superior example much clearer than most. VF, black patina, some minor roughness and marks. Back to back heads of Agrippa, wearing combined rostral crown and laurel wreath, and Augustus, laureate / Crocodile right, chained to palm frond with wreath at top two palm fronds at base. This type commemorates Augustus' diplomatic triumph in securing the restoration of the legionary standards which had been lost by Crassus and Antony in the disastrous campaigns of 53 and 36 BC.ġ0227. EF better than photo and considerably better than CNG 70, Lot: 851 which went for $1200 plus 18% buyer's fee. Bust Liber or Bacchus r./Parthian kneeling with Roman standard. Scarce.ĩ427.ĚUGUSTUS VICTORY OVER PARTHIA REVERSE, 27 BC- AD 14. VF, better than Triton XI, Lot: 789 which went for $850 plus 20% buyer's fee.\. Bare hd Augustus r./C PLOTIVS RVFVS III VIR A A A FF SC. Acquired at auction in September 2006.Ħ594. Provenance: A private American collection. In short Horace is universally considered one of the greatest poets of all times. His 'Odes' and other works have long been considered among the greatest poems ever written and have been taught and studied from antiquity up until modern times, and they have influenced the work of countless other poets throughout the ages. The Roman poet HORACE (65-8 BC), was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus, and a friend and confidant of that emperor. A masterpiece of classical Victorian sculpture. Excellent condition with fine original patina and no problems. A choice original Victorian classical bronze with beautiful fine detail even down to the tiny wolf heads ornamenting his sandals. ORACE / ART", a quote from his work, which roughly translates as: "Led happy pastoral art, which with their own hands our fore fathers cultivated their fields in peace and saw freedom in their affairs. The great Roman poet depicted seated in a curule chair wearing a poet's laurel wreath and a long toga, the hem of which he holds up in his left hand, his right hand grasping his writing stylus over a scroll on which is written "DEL ART / CHAMPETRE / HEUREUX QUI / DE SES MAINS / COMME NOS / PREMIERS PERES / CULTIVE EN PAIX / SES CHAMPS ET / VIT LIBRE / DAFFAIRES. MAGNIFICENT VICTORIAN BRONZE OF HORACE, FRIEND
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