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<p>[QUOTE="Pavlos, post: 4989148, member: 96635"]I think that is still an ongoing debate honestly... For example in the Seleukid Empire it is quite common to see gods depicted on the coin with the features of the king itself.</p><p>I do remember reading in 'The Hellenistic World' by Peter Thonemann that even people in the ancient times misread the Herakles obverse on the coins of Alexander as Alexander himself.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pavlos, post: 4989148, member: 96635"]I think that is still an ongoing debate honestly... For example in the Seleukid Empire it is quite common to see gods depicted on the coin with the features of the king itself. I do remember reading in 'The Hellenistic World' by Peter Thonemann that even people in the ancient times misread the Herakles obverse on the coins of Alexander as Alexander himself.[/QUOTE]
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