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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2403749, member: 19463&quot;]1. Even today we honor dead heros with coins.&nbsp; Look at all our dead Presidents on money.&nbsp; Kennedy was gone for a few months when the first half dollars were issued.&nbsp; Most Romans were honored by their successors who claimed legitimate status to rule through the connection to the new god.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Most use a legend that included the term Divus (divine) or Consecratio (Consecrated).</p><p><br /></p><p>3.&nbsp; The book you want would weigh more than you do.&nbsp; Right now the best answer is the Internet.&nbsp; Yes there are good books but the ones that seem to sell best are catalogs that provide ID numbers more than education.&nbsp; I think that is a shame but the market for beginner question books just is not strong.&nbsp; Do feel free to ask here.&nbsp; Several people will try to help.</p><p><br /></p><p>My favorite Claudius II is with his title Gothicus (dative Gothico) often seen in books but rarely on coins.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]495700[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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