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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1396625, member: 19463&quot;]Republican moneyers did have control of coin types and did use it for self promotion.&nbsp; Where I disagree is with the idea that removing their names was an evil plot.&nbsp; The money to run the mint now came from Augustus and the people who made the coins were now career employees rather than short term politicians on their way up fulfilling public duty.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I was always amazed at how little the early Emperors used coins for propaganda.&nbsp; The rarely changed types (Caius and Lucius, Tribute Penny) seemed like opportunities spent poorly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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