
Generally they are curious, domesticated creatures that might approach you if they feel comfortable – so have your cameras ready for a cute photo or selfie! What’s cool about llamas? They have thick wool that is not as soft or refined as alpaca fleece, which is prized for its wool.īoth can spit but are more likely to aim it at each other when they feel threatened.

Llamas are widely used as pack animals in the Andean region. Maybe you’ve fed a llama or alpaca on a farm, or perhaps you were lucky enough to reach Machu Picchu and see one up close. Llamas Vs Alpacas: What’s the difference? Let’s get you acquainted with these long legged, long lashed creatures before you embark for Peru.

It’s likely you’re somewhat familiar with llamas and alpacas, but it’s less likely you’ve heard of their cousins vicuñas (vi-koo-nyas) and guanacos (gwa-nah-kos). Print.Wondering what the differences between llamas, alpacas, vicuñas and even guanacos are? All four long-necked animals are camelids from the Andes of Peru but they have unique features that separate them. Roman Coins and Their Values: The Millennium Edition. Caesar was the first to feature his own face (though not seen on this particular coin), but Augustus was the one to cement the practice. Some of the first coins of Caesar and Augustus, seen at the bottom of this page, were the first of an eventual standard practice of Imperial portrait on the obverse. No longer do we see the standard Roma on each unica, but a wide range of artistic inspiration. Most of the Republican coins from Hallie Ford's collection are from the transitioning time period. This time also saw a much wider range of obverse and reverse designs on its coins. Inflation became a major problem around the time of the Punic wars (three individual wars against Carthage starting in 264 BCE), but with the final defeat of Carthage in 146 BCE, a slow but diligent reorganization of the monetary system fixed the problem and the denarius saw its start as the main denomination of Roman coinage. Possibly around the start of the second century BCE, the Romans introduced their own set of silver coinage, most notably the denarius, but also including the sestertius (one quarter of a denarius ) and quinarius (half a denarius ). This system eventually gave way to a more Greek influenced system, and around 269 BCE, with the rise of Roman power, the use of the silver drachm became a standard Roman practice. The prow of a ship is found on almost all the reverse of these coins, probably as a reference to Rome's newfound naval power. This set of Roman coins, first minted around 300 BCE, had a standard way of delineating the value by attributing a certain god or goddess to the OBVERSE of each kind of coin:Īs = Janus, Semis = Jupiter, Triens = Minerva, Quadrans = Herakles, Sextans = Mercury, Unica = Roma.


They included the as, semis, triens, quadrans, sextans and the unica. This piece of bronze was minted in several denominations: the first set of denominations in the Roman system of coinage. The a es grave, or heavy bronze, was next, and though still not perfect, was at least circular. This practice evolved into the a es signatum, which were slightly more regular, with discernible pictures of animals and weapons, but were still a means of trade based on weight, more than a form of money. Romans began their coinage system with minting crude pieces of bronze in many different shapes (lump, circle, rectangle) that were called aes rude. Cattle were a sign of wealth in the ancient world and borrowing the word to also signify physical coin, another sign of wealth, is not surprising. One of the Roman words for coin, pecunia, comes from another Latin word, pecus, which means cow. Octavian Augustus, AR quinarius, Rome (and Brudisium?), Italy.
