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Coins
on the obverse or Empress
Octacilia or their son Philip II.
Many of the coins have ani-
mals on the reverse, notably
an elephant, which symbo-
lised eternity for Rome.
The secular game tradition
was lost during the next cen-
tury, under the reign of the
Christian emperors. When
Rome fell in 76, according to
late pagans, it was because
the tradition was lost, ange-
ring the gods!
The coins are a beautiful tes-
timony to the past, documen-
ting the games which certain
ancient authors wrote about.
They provide an interesting
introduction to the events of
the times!
Other ancient coins are avai-
lable for sale on Delcampe.
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Philip the Arab antoninianus, Philip 2 and Octacilia on the obverse, a chariot race on the
reverse
Octacilia aureus, carrying a virgin cippus on the reverse.
Philip the Arab sesterce with the eternal elephant on the reverse.
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