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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 3261213, member: 51347&quot;]I agree!&nbsp; [USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER] , you have several cool and very insightful threads!&nbsp; I always love to counter your cool posts with Roman Republic counterparts.&nbsp; Fun challenge for me!</p><p><br /></p><p>Great coins and super write-up.&nbsp; Your US Nickel is a cool tie-in.&nbsp; Although, with all the ancient hand-clasps, it REALLY dispels the Hollywood notion of the &quot;Roman handshake&quot; they always used in the movies.&nbsp; I always understood that the military handshake was a handclasp with the second hand holding the wrist... as a sign of friendship and trust (no hidden weapons in-hand.)&nbsp; This is the same as very friendly handshakes today.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>CONCORDIA</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>From the Republic:</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]857935[/ATTACH] </p><p>RR Aemilius Lepidus Paullus 62 BCE Concordia Perseus Macedon captive Sear 366 Craw 415-1</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]857936[/ATTACH] </p><p>RR Aemilius Lepidus Paullus 62 BCE Concordia Perseus Maced captv Sear 366 Craw 415-1 XF</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>From the Imperatorial Period:</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]857938[/ATTACH]</p><p>RImp Marc Antony &amp; Octavian AR Quinarius 1.58g Military Mint Gaul 39BCE Concordia r Hands clasped caduceus&nbsp; Cr-529-4b Sear 1575 Syd-1195</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]857939[/ATTACH] </p><p>RImp Marc Antony AR Quin Concordia Clasped Hands Caduceus Cr 529-4b</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Roman Empire Period (When they had REAL money):</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]857942[/ATTACH] </p><p>RI Pupienus AR denarius bust r Concordia throne patera dbl cornucopiae Seaby 6</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]857943[/ATTACH] </p><p>RI Plautilla 202-205 CE m Caracalla AR Denarius 3.7g Concordia patera scepter RIC 363</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Roman Empire - FIAT money:</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]857946[/ATTACH]</p><p>RI MAXIMIANUS HERCULIUS 286-305 CE antoninianus Antioch 292-295 CE Pre-Reform CONCORDIA MILITVM Jupiter RIC V 621 H-officina 8</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]857947[/ATTACH] </p><p>RI Marius 269 Gallic Usurper BI Ant CONCORD MILIT Clasped Hands</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Roman Empire when the West was a MESS:</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]857948[/ATTACH] </p><p>RI Gratian 367-383 CE AE 17mm Reduced Folles Concordia</p><p><br /></p><p>(Yeah, last guy to have it all...)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]857949[/ATTACH] </p><p>RI Theodosius I 379-395 CE AE 18mm Concordia[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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