guy 157 Report post Posted November 17, 2015 (edited) I was reading an interesting review of Mary Beard's SPQR: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/oct/18/spqr-by-mary-beard-review-rome This quote grabbed my attention: During the social war, in the first century BC, Rome fought a glorified civil war with much of Italy (her former allies, socii, give the conflict its name). The allies mounted a propaganda battle, minting coins that showed an Italian bull goring a Roman wolf. “The coinage certainly blazons some anti-Roman imagery. But it was based entirely on the weight standards of Roman coinage, and many of the other designs were directly borrowed from Roman issues.” It’s a neat illustration of the problems that faced Rome’s enemies: even in insulting it, they couldn’t separate themselves from it. Here are examples of the coins mentioned: (Click images to magnify.) While doing research on this subject, I found this old UNRV post from the past: http://www.unrv.com/forum/topic/6969-marsic-war/ Here's a nice article about coinage from the social war: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coinage_of_the_Social_War_(91%E2%80%9388_BC) Oscan anyone? guy also known as gaius Edited November 17, 2015 by guy 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites