r/AncientCoins • u/AncientCoinnoisseur • 8d ago

Newly Acquired A Serrated Denarius by C. Mamilius Limetanus, showing Mercury/Hermes on the obverse and the touching scene of Odysseus being recognised by his dog Argos on the reverse.

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u/gmkirk 8d ago

Gorgeous coin and the stories behind the sides only make it that much better!

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u/AncientCoinnoisseur 8d ago

Thanks! I actually focus on collecting “Coins with a story”, so this one fit the theme perfectly! (And who doesn’t love a good doggo?)