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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GinoLR, post: 7971972, member: 128351&quot;][USER=83845]@Curtisimo[/USER]</p><p>I was not convinced by Beckmann&#039;s article, but I just found good hi-res photographs of the Constantinian <i>liberalitas </i>relief, taken in a full frontal perspective. The emperor is not the only one that distributes money, there are also 4 other booths (2 on the left, 2 on the right) where money is distibuted by officials using the same square device. And most important for me : it is now very clear from these pictures that <u>these square devices do have handles</u>. The emperor is holding it by the handle, we see his fingers. In lateral booths one can see very clearly officials taking money from a chest, holding their device by its handle and empying it in the recipient&#039;s toga. Maybe Beckmann should have illustrated his paper with such pictures. Thus, no more problem : you were right and, like you, I now fully accept Beckmann&#039;s theory. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1382872[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1382873[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1382877[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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