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Long ago, Smackdown XXVII https://goccf.com/t/135377&SearchTerms=thunderboltwas on thunderbolts. I have wanted a nice one ever since. Here is the one I just got:   Antoninus Pius, AD 138-162. Denarius. 18 mm. 3.08 grams. PROVIDENTIAE DEORVM, stuck AD 142. Sear 2.4102. It may be translated as "foresight of the gods" or possibly "may the Gods provide for ...(our augustus)." When you look at who used it and when in their reigns it was issued, it might have still another interpretation. I personally think it was put on coins to say, effectively, "(I was) Chosen by the gods. Don't even think of challenging me--you would have to go against the gods." Of course, the thunderbolt is the symbol of Zeus/Jupiter, King of the gods. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very nice ..... AP has a 'shocked' look on his face !
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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that's a great lookin' denarius.
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Australia
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Where did the thunderbolt hit him?   |
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Very nice coin ;-)
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Canada
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nice coin I love ancient greek and roman coins
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Beautiful example  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Great coin! Cool thunderbolt!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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A fine example Warren. Coincidentally I listed a "Thunderbolt" type for Octavian, a few minutes ago.   |
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Its truly amazing how far the "thunderbolt" was used on coinage.... Here is a silver karshapana of Nahapana. He was a vassal? of Parthia...or a local emperor. He coins are believed to explain the lack of Roman silver in India. Where Roman silver was melted down and made into these. It is widely accepted that the circular legends and thunderbolt device were adopted from Roman / Greek coinage. I find the similarities of these pieces to be uncanny. The dating of Nahapana coins are all over the place. Dating is anywhere from 78 -130 AD. Scholars are also unsure if Nahapana was one king or several kings. All that is known is that Chastana the first Western Satrap king of India was somehow related, son or general, but the style of coinage would develop over the next 4 centuries.... Great piece....  |
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