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<p>[QUOTE="ancient coin hunter, post: 4612825, member: 87200"]That's great and one of the exciting aspects of collecting ancient coins. They provide historical clues which in some cases are either lost or underrepresented in the historical record. We can witness the wishes of the state to present an image to the people of stability and strength, piety, and other hopes. Not always terribly different from today. </p><p><br /></p><p>The example of FEL TEMP REPARATIO coin reverse types from the mid-fourth century "The Return of the Happy Times" is one case for instance. And we can see wishful thinking in other coin issues such as PAX AETERNA on the coins of Gallienus (when everything was falling apart) or ORIENS AVG on the types of Valerian when in fact he lost out to the Persians and was captured. </p><p><br /></p><p>In some cases we have rulers who are only known through coins they issued, who have completely vanished from the tableaux of history.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ancient coin hunter, post: 4612825, member: 87200"]That's great and one of the exciting aspects of collecting ancient coins. They provide historical clues which in some cases are either lost or underrepresented in the historical record. We can witness the wishes of the state to present an image to the people of stability and strength, piety, and other hopes. Not always terribly different from today. The example of FEL TEMP REPARATIO coin reverse types from the mid-fourth century "The Return of the Happy Times" is one case for instance. And we can see wishful thinking in other coin issues such as PAX AETERNA on the coins of Gallienus (when everything was falling apart) or ORIENS AVG on the types of Valerian when in fact he lost out to the Persians and was captured. In some cases we have rulers who are only known through coins they issued, who have completely vanished from the tableaux of history.[/QUOTE]
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