50-30 BCE
AE 16.51mm 3.23g
Obverse: Elephant walking right, trampling on horned serpent
Reverse: Simpulum, sprinkler, axe (surmounted by a wolf’s head), and apex (priest’s hat)
De la Tour 9235, RPC I 501
My family heritage is from Luxembourg and I even have citizenship there. It’s absolutely one of my favorite countries and I’m very proud of it.
Therefore, when I came across a coin of the Treveri – many of whose sites are in modern day Luxembourg – I couldn’t resist adding it.
See my Julius Caesar page for the prototype for this one. Obviously there’s a lot to be left to the imagination.