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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gentlemaninpa, post: 2999847, member: 93355&quot;]Justin lee, I have so many.. For one- Nero has always been very interesting to me. I often wondered why Nero- a paranoid monster who murdered so many innocent christians and romans, would allow himself to be portrayed on a coin so unflatteringly overweight later on in life</p><p><br /></p><p>Still Nero is pretty cool to own- the mad emperor who started the first persecutions of Christians.. even mentioned in the bible( as the 2nd beast in Revelations)</p><p><br /></p><p>These are both my coins i picked up recently</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>He went from this</p><p>[ATTACH=full]742085[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>to this</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]742088[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I often wonder if he had the man who designed the coin murdered out of spite... or maybe it really didnt bother him. IDK.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There are others. Trajan is also another fav of mine&nbsp; -I admired his military successes( since Trajan is remembered as a successful soldier-emperor who presided over the greatest military expansion in Roman History)</p><p><br /></p><p>i have many of all different grades- one i just posted in another thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>heres another coin&nbsp; I have.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]742089[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]742090[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I remember reading somewhere that he used to be so brave and confident that he used to&nbsp; walk into peoples houses with no guards with him( unheard of during Roman History)</p><p><br /></p><p>I know some are worn but i prefer worn and aged coins over pristine ones. I feel that its far less likely for them to be a modern fake.( although i know some are now but still its less likely). Not to mention they are cheaper and it doesnt change the fact they are still 2000 years old give or take&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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