Pretty sweet roman coin. You can get it for 450 bucks at Nemisis ancient coins. Here is the link, click here.
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Maximianus I Ae Follis, 305 A.D. London Mint. Choice, good VF.
Posted by Bill Donovan at 1:52 AM 1 comments
Labels: ancient, numismatics, roman coins
Friday, February 1, 2008
Fel Temp Reparatio



These are Roman coins.
These particular series of coins are fascinating examples of Propoganda. The reverse (back) shows a giant Roman spearing a small enemy. The Roman is larger to indicate that he is more important and stronger than the (smaller) enemy, Egyptians used this same visual device when depicting the Pharoh and regular people in their art.
The lengend on the reverse reads "Fel Temp Reparatio," which loosely translates as "good times are coming." Pretty intense message to inscribe around a picture of a violent killing.
Posted by Bill Donovan at 9:43 PM 0 comments
Labels: ancient, coins, fel temp reparatio, moneta, numis, roman
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