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<p>[QUOTE="RichardT, post: 8368296, member: 100005"]<i>Fictional conversation between two Romans in the time of Claudius.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Cornelius: Hey Marcus! </p><p>Marcus: Yeah Cornelius?</p><p>C: I just found out they wronged Caesar! He didn't strike those elephant coins, or those that said he's going to be Dictator for all time. They killed a good guy!</p><p>M: Huh? But I have some of those in my pocket. They're real.</p><p>C: Nah, they're fake. Take a look, their letter "A"s have a line through the middle. See here? </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1485009[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1485016[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>M: Ohh you're right Cornelius. So Caesar didn't strike these denarii after all. He was wronged. Then who framed him?</p><p>C: Pompey of course! Remember? They couldn't get along! See, this coin of Pompey is real, look!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1485014[/ATTACH] </p><p>M: But Cornelius, look, this coin by Pompey also has an "A" with a line in the middle!</p><p>C: Oh yeah. It's fake too then. We Romans don't engrave the letter A with a line in the middle.</p><p>M: Who told you we don't?</p><p>C: Blake! I met him in the <i>taberna </i>the other day.</p><p>M: Oh. Well I guess this denarius with our new emperor's likeness is fake too..</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1485015[/ATTACH] </p><p>C: Of course it is Marcus! How many times do I have to tell you? Just look at that "A" with a strike through. It's fake! Where'd you get it?</p><p>M: I got it as change at that <i>taberna</i>! Come on! I'm going to get my money back.</p><p>C: I'm with you Marcus![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="RichardT, post: 8368296, member: 100005"][I]Fictional conversation between two Romans in the time of Claudius.[/I] Cornelius: Hey Marcus! Marcus: Yeah Cornelius? C: I just found out they wronged Caesar! He didn't strike those elephant coins, or those that said he's going to be Dictator for all time. They killed a good guy! M: Huh? But I have some of those in my pocket. They're real. C: Nah, they're fake. Take a look, their letter "A"s have a line through the middle. See here? [ATTACH=full]1485009[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1485016[/ATTACH] M: Ohh you're right Cornelius. So Caesar didn't strike these denarii after all. He was wronged. Then who framed him? C: Pompey of course! Remember? They couldn't get along! See, this coin of Pompey is real, look! [ATTACH=full]1485014[/ATTACH] M: But Cornelius, look, this coin by Pompey also has an "A" with a line in the middle! C: Oh yeah. It's fake too then. We Romans don't engrave the letter A with a line in the middle. M: Who told you we don't? C: Blake! I met him in the [I]taberna [/I]the other day. M: Oh. Well I guess this denarius with our new emperor's likeness is fake too.. [ATTACH=full]1485015[/ATTACH] C: Of course it is Marcus! How many times do I have to tell you? Just look at that "A" with a strike through. It's fake! Where'd you get it? M: I got it as change at that [I]taberna[/I]! Come on! I'm going to get my money back. C: I'm with you Marcus![/QUOTE]
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