Annoying Advertisements...

I get that spaces like this need some way to fund themselves... but I've noticed lately that (at least on desktops) that there is a new bottom screen banner ad that pops up with every page you load.

I don't like the ads and would rather they go away. It's honestly really annoying.

For this thread... let's see your ancient bad advertisements/propaganda that may have annoyed the populace or at least given them a good eye roll.

*calling the late empire...

Here's one that's always been a head scratcher for me... PAX FVNDATA = Peace Founded. Finding a time to declare that peace was founded during Gallienus' sole reign must have been a short time.

Photo is dark... so here's another that's brighter.

 

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His father's eastern victory issues lol

 

Haha, yeah I was thinking both Valerian, Gratian with his GLORIA NOVI SAECVLI coins and really any FEL TEMP... but didn't have any good handy photos!

 

Yeah Valerian.... those ads aren't going to age well



I'm not entirely sure but I believe the last one to be an eastern field mint issue created not long before Victory... was not for the Augustus. (it's about as bronze as you can get and of much different metal than similar main mint coins) :/

 

Nerva. 96-98 AD. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.23 gm, 6h). Struck 97 AD. Obv:. IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P II COS III P P, Laur. head of Nerva to right. Rev: CONCORDIA EXERCITVVM Clasped hands. RIC 26,RSC 22.

Ex. Akropolis Coins

Contrary to my coin’s reverse design, Nerva had no “harmony with the army” since the beginning of his reign. Despite having the title of imperator, Nerva never commanded a legion in his life. Nerva’s predecessor was Domitian, an emperor who was popular with the Roman military. The legions were pissed when they learned that their beloved imperator was assassinated, to be replaced with an elderly senator. In fact, the Praetorian guard mutinied against Nerva in 97 AD which undermined his authority. Nerva’s volatile relationship with the army forced him to adopt a popular general named Trajan as his imperial heir. The rest is history.........

 

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I dont have such ads but here some interesting ancient ones:
Emperor Probus - Antoninianus - CLEMENTIA TEMP - Antioch mint
Yeah what merciful time to live in... oh wait the emperor got murdered here comes the next civil war!

Emperor Valens - Nummus - RESTITVTOR REIP - Nicomedia mint
Oh so our emperor restored the republic? Does this mean I get to vote on the next emperor??

Emperor Theodosius I. - Nummus - SALVS REIPVBLICAE - Constantinople mint
Civil wars, religious procecutions and damn 12mm coins are surely the signs of a healthy republic

 

Again Valerian, not sure what he meant with this reverse design and legend ...


Valerian I AD 255-256. Samosata
Billon Antoninianus
20 mm, 2,92 g
IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG, bust of Valerian, radiate, draped, right / RESTITVT ORIENTIS, turreted woman (the Orient), draped, standing right, presenting wreath to emperor, standing left, holding spear in left hand
RIC V Valerian 287; Göbl 1685e; RSC 189.

 

That ad slot which showed up a couple of days ago was maddening. I haven't seen it today so maybe the powers that be decided to remove it. For truth in advertising consider this Maximinus Thrax FIDES MILITVM. Well, that's exactly what did not happen to the poor giant and his son.

Maximinus I Thrax, 235-238 A.D.

AR Denarius. 19mm, 3.7 grams

Obverse: IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG
Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right

Reverse: FIDES MILITVM
Fides standing between two standards

Reference: RIC 18A; Sear 8307

 

I try to allow ads to support the sites I like, but some of the ad behavior is getting intolerable.

If you find CoinTalk valuable to your enjoyment of the hobby, please consider becoming a Supporter. It's cheap, and it gets rid of ads on this site completely, and it keeps the ad companies from making any money from your visits here!

 

The popup ads are very annoying. I made several attempts to block them without success. Nice coins thanks.

 

I haven't noticed ads myself, so I can't complain.
But that's a fantastic "captives" type that I was unaware of. The irony of labeling captives (i.e. prisoners of war) PAX FVNDATA is right up there with some of the FEL TEMP REPARATIO types:

I've got Gallienus captives but of a different type, GERMANICVS MAX (just added PAX FVND. to my want list):

 

Thanks, @Curtis, for including a (stellar) FEL TEMP REPARATIO one. Of all of them, including the earlier ones here with more specific references to this and that victory, etc., this is the one that's most resonant for me. You could literally translate it 'Return of the Good Old Days.' ...As of the mid-4th century, it's like, Good Luck with that....

 

The adds began to show up on my PC this afternoon. They are Google leads adds. I switched to Microsoft Edge and they disappeared.

 

Well, you're listed as a Supporter, so I think that would explain why. I'm a Supporter, and never see such ads.

So I'll second what @jeffB said: anyone who's bothered by the ads should simply become a Supporter, if you like this place. The cost is low -- I don't remember the exact figure, but surely it's far less than the cost of most individual ancient coins -- and it gets rid of the ads.

 

I am not a supporter yet. I didn’t realize becoming a supporter removes ads. So, yes a good benefit to becoming a supporter.

However after a little complaining, my main objective for the thread was to be about imperial messages that may not resonate with the people… due to the message not aligning with reality.

So ads are annoying sure, I should become a supporter. BUT… let’s look at what our coins are telling the population. Show me some coins that make ya go “haha, ok whatever Rome.”

 

I've noticed that the pop-up ads at the bottom of the screen, operated through Google Ads, by the way, appears on my screen when I open the CT, but then goes away after logging in.

 

Since someone already posted an example of Max Thrax, here's an example of another emperor whose Militvm wasn't as Fides as it was cracked up to be:

Severus Alexander AR Denarius 225 AD Rome Mint. Obv. Laureate head right, IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG. / Rev. Fides standing facing, head left, holding standard in each hand, FIDES - MIL-ITVM. RIC IV-2 139, RSC III 52, Sear RCV II 7864. 19 mm., 2.9 g.

 

Haha, yes being assassinated by your own army makes this coin a fun example. However, it was also issued about a decade before the army turned on him so maybe at the time, wasn't so in misalignment with the situation.

Looking into Sev Al's Wiki page, I found this interesting passage on this resting place. As this information is from Wikipedia, I'm not sure if it is true and I have yet to verify the information. I'd like to see this sarcophagus and vase... I'll have to do some more looking. Also, I wonder if his ashes or "remains" were still within the sarcophagus when found.

"Alexander's body was buried together with the body of his mother Julia Mamaea in a mausoleum in Rome. The actual mausoleum, called Monte di Grano, is the third largest in Rome behind those of Hadrian and Augustus. It is still visible in Piazza dei Tribuni, in the Quadraro area in Rome, where it resembles a large earth mound. The large sarcophagus found inside the tomb in the 16th century, and which contained the emperor's remains, is in the Palazzo dei Conservatori Museum in Rome. According to some sources inside the same sarcophagus in 1582 a precious glass urn was found, the Portland Vase, currently on display at the British Museum in London." Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severus_Alexander