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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 7785808, member: 85693"]That is very interesting indeed. I'd never seen that quote from the Theodosian Code before - I like that "will neither deceive nor be deceived" part. They ought to carve that over entrance to the Treasury Department building (or the Bureau of Engraving & Printing) <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie14" alt=":angelic:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As it so happens, I was thinking - inexpertly thinking - about ancient coin-conversion weights because of this sestertius I got last week: </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1336235[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Antoninus Pius Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(157-158 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P[P IMP II], laureate head right / T[R POT] XXI COS IIII, S-C, Annona standing left, holding rudder on prow and corn ears over modius.</p><p>RIC 981; BMCRE 2038.</p><p>(24.39 grams / 31 x 28 mm)</p><p>eBay Aug. 2018 </p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse edge has a series of marks that look sort of like deliberate Roman Numerals (XX or XV and I's). Probably just random damage, but this post gave me an excuse to toss it out there:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1336236[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 7785808, member: 85693"]That is very interesting indeed. I'd never seen that quote from the Theodosian Code before - I like that "will neither deceive nor be deceived" part. They ought to carve that over entrance to the Treasury Department building (or the Bureau of Engraving & Printing) :angelic: As it so happens, I was thinking - inexpertly thinking - about ancient coin-conversion weights because of this sestertius I got last week: [ATTACH=full]1336235[/ATTACH] [B]Antoninus Pius Æ Sestertius (157-158 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P[P IMP II], laureate head right / T[R POT] XXI COS IIII, S-C, Annona standing left, holding rudder on prow and corn ears over modius. RIC 981; BMCRE 2038. (24.39 grams / 31 x 28 mm) eBay Aug. 2018 The obverse edge has a series of marks that look sort of like deliberate Roman Numerals (XX or XV and I's). Probably just random damage, but this post gave me an excuse to toss it out there: [ATTACH=full]1336236[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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