Anyone want to share their sestercii?

What do you think of Caligula vs Nero? How Nero would fit in? A sadistic who enjoys inflicting pain and suffering to others? or a goal oriented murderer as genghis khan?

 

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Eh idk because I don’t think they had ships that could reliably and consistently make such long distance overseas voyages.

Even if they did they were skilled on horseback in open plains. The Appalachian Mountains would be a big problem.

Plus they’d be fighting after a long sea voyage something Themistocles took advantage of at the Battle of Marathon when he charged his soldiers into Persians (without their land legs) disembarking after a long sea voyage. Oh and remember the Mayflower took months to travel from London to Plymouth and this would be even further.

They’d also have to leave most of their horses behind. Afterall the boat can’t be completely full of hay to feed them and boat space is extremely limited. The men need food and a place to sleep.


They’d be going up against the Indians who know their land like the back of their hand and how to live off of it. Heck even the Brits needed help to survive (and they weren’t even fighting a war just founding a colony) and the Indians already had their own horses and were proficient in hunting and fighting on horseback.

Millions of Indians would win for sure against less than 100,000 sea sick Mongols on foot.

 

Nero was different. Nero is the one who had that psychopathic sadistic side but not Caligula.

 

Your analysis is very accurate . You are right it would be a mission impossible for genghis to beat Indians in North America.

 

Now what is a Nero like figure pops up in a modern super power ? Say in Russia and China with all the resources and arms those countries have what would you think of a world where head of Russia or China is a war mongering sadistic maniac like nero? Do you think the world would be able to contain him in such case? I doubt because as a dictator of a very powerful country he care less for public opinion on his actions. Unlike usa where such figure won't be free to do as he wishes due to all outcry of public opinion and human right activists.

 

No dictator can completely disregard the will of the people.

When that happens the people begin plotting resistance and eventually the same people working for the dictator begin to plot to overthrow it.

Sometimes a dictator comes in handy like the Romans learned. Sometimes having one person in charge of everything was the most efficient way to something.

The Romans were OK with having a dictator but they absolutely refused to have a King.

 

Did someone say Nero? Here is a Sestertius:



NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P - Laureate head right
PACE P R TERRA MARIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSIT - Temple with doors to the left
Sestertius, Rome 65 aD
32,42 mm / 22,85 gr
RIC - , BMCRE 158, Giard 371, Cayon 165

 

I say Nero. Sestertii of Nero is absolutley thrilling.

 

This is my portrait collection on roman sestertii coins.

 

Well done -- excellent collection.

The Nero is especially attractive. How about showing its reverse (or for that matter, all the reverses)?

 

Lovely!

 

Thank you very much. I Will take a picture of all the reverses at some point. Here is the Nero one.

 

Thank you.

 

And here is all of the reverses.

 

Excellent collection

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Thanks!

 

This is my scarcest Sestertius and I post it as a complete contrast to Caligula as he really had no time to spend a billion never mind three billion Sestertius even if he had the inclination to!
Pupienus, 22nd April # 29th July 238. Sestertius April-June 238, Æ 29mm., 18.91g. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. Victory standing facing, head l., holding wreath and palm branch. C 38. RIC 23a.

 

The reverse is excellent as well -- it's rare to retain such fine detail in the Victoria figure.

The Judaea Capta reverse of the Vespasian is quite a catch too -- much rarer than the more frequently seen Vespasian with palm tree and foot on helmet.

 

I know it is rarer and i really appreciate the historical significance with these Judaea Capta coins. I have seen yours and its magnificent.