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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 4659614, member: 101855&quot;]In modern kidnap situations, it&#039;s called &quot;proof of life.&quot; Back then sending the head to someone was &quot;proof of death.&quot; They also liked to put the heads up on a poll for everyone to see. I read of instances in England where the skulls stayed up on the poll for years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my Maximus coin:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1149810[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1149811[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Denarius of Maximinus I or Thrax, Obverse: IMP MAXIMINUS PIVS AVG, (“Emperor Maximinus dutiful, patriotic, Augustus.) Reverse: PAX AVGVSTI Pax standing, holding a branch Sear 8310, Ric 312,&nbsp; RSC 31, 31a</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s ironic that &quot;Pax&quot; would appear on the reverse of one of his coins. From what I read about him, he was one step higher than a barbarian.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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