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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Maximianus I Ae Follis, 305 A.D. London Mint. Choice, good VF.

Pretty sweet roman coin. You can get it for 450 bucks at Nemisis ancient coins. Here is the link, click here.

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.