Published: March 02, 2013
Words: 66,870 (approximate)
Language: Australian English
ISBN: 9781301053926

Short description

In the dying days of the Roman republic, Marcus drops a coin on the ramparts of a hill fort in south west Britannia. Why is he there 80 years before Britannia is invaded by the troops of the Emperor Claudius? In 1966 the coin is found by Lynette, volunteering on a dig in her summer holidays. The coin could rewrite the history of Britain but, for Lynette, it holds memories she’d rather forget.

Extended description

In the dying days of the Roman republic, Military Tribune Marcus Fabius Aquila of the XIIth Legion drops a silver denarius on the ramparts of Cado’s Burg, a hilltop fortress in south west Britannia. What is he doing there - a Roman soldier - eighty years before Britannia is invaded by the troops of the Emperor Claudius?
In 1966, some two thousand years later, the coin is discovered by Lynette Mason, a seventeen year old girl volunteering on an archaeological excavation during her summer holidays. Lynette becomes involved with a postgraduate student on the dig. It is an encounter that changes her life forever.
Lynette’s coin has the potential to rewrite the history of Britain. When it is brought to the attention of a professor at Lynette’s local university, the race is on to find the coin and reap the academic rewards. But the person who wants it most of all is someone Lynette hoped she would never see again in her life.

Tags

betrayal, families, archaeology, roman britain, julius caesar

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Review by: Barbara Flowers on April 10, 2013 :
I so much enjoyed reading this book - the first part because of its setting (Brisbane and Ipswich, two cities I know well), and the fun of recognition when reading about places I'm so familiar with. The second I enjoyed because of the history it engages with, the Roman forays into Britain, and depiction of life in Britain in the pre-Roman era. The two tales mirror one another not only by the conceit of the Republican coin, but by the love stories that accompany it. A terrific read.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Martyn Taylor on April 01, 2013 :
Narratives bound by common humanity, details of a bigger picture where the intimate draws you into the smaller image and holds you there. The coin is a physical link between the past and the resent and potently symbolic in both tales, reflecting the choices made and how we deal with the consequences, and how they can return to haunt us. Stories of winning and losing deftly crafted and with a delicate touch for nuance. The Republican Coin is a book to read and go back to, to renew the acquaintance of the characters and catch the subtlety of the landscape. It is not a book of two halves, it is complete obverse and reverse, as the coin itself.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

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