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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3128766, member: 75937"]This is an excellent start. It is admittedly Eurocentric. Moreover, it's very male-dominated. It also lacks a very fundamental aspect of life in the ancient world: paganism. </p><p><br /></p><p>I suggest the remaining 50ish coins contain some Parthian and Chinese coins, coins depicting the 12 Olympian Gods and/or the 12 Roman Dii Consentes. I think a Fecunditas type of Faustina II should be included to celebrate her amazing fecundity. Perhaps a Greek queen, such as Berenice, and another Roman Empress (Julia Domna?) or two should be included to demonstrate that you don't have to be historical figure played by Elizabeth Taylor to end up on a coin. There are WAY more mortal women (not goddesses) on ancient coins than on the coins of ANY modern coin-issuing nation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3128766, member: 75937"]This is an excellent start. It is admittedly Eurocentric. Moreover, it's very male-dominated. It also lacks a very fundamental aspect of life in the ancient world: paganism. I suggest the remaining 50ish coins contain some Parthian and Chinese coins, coins depicting the 12 Olympian Gods and/or the 12 Roman Dii Consentes. I think a Fecunditas type of Faustina II should be included to celebrate her amazing fecundity. Perhaps a Greek queen, such as Berenice, and another Roman Empress (Julia Domna?) or two should be included to demonstrate that you don't have to be historical figure played by Elizabeth Taylor to end up on a coin. There are WAY more mortal women (not goddesses) on ancient coins than on the coins of ANY modern coin-issuing nation.[/QUOTE]
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