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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3988812, member: 19463"]My coin adds nothing to the question but here it is anyway. It is shop five, dresses Virtus (Mars was not so well attired) adds a wreath and a star in the right field. I bought mine for $31 with the note that there was slight weakness to the reverse strike. The shirt on Virtus could have better detail. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1050201[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Never place too much faith in the details of what Lactantius had to say about the Pagan rulers of his day. His sole meaning in life was to promote hatred for 'The Persecutors' and to glorify Constantine. The polarization of our modern politicians is minor compared to what was happening in the Empire at this period. The whole is a fun read but at least read chapter XXXIII where you will find the story of Galerius and his worms.</p><p><a href="http://people.ucalgary.ca/~vandersp/Courses/texts/lactant/lactperf.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://people.ucalgary.ca/~vandersp/Courses/texts/lactant/lactperf.html" rel="nofollow">http://people.ucalgary.ca/~vandersp/Courses/texts/lactant/lactperf.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3988812, member: 19463"]My coin adds nothing to the question but here it is anyway. It is shop five, dresses Virtus (Mars was not so well attired) adds a wreath and a star in the right field. I bought mine for $31 with the note that there was slight weakness to the reverse strike. The shirt on Virtus could have better detail. [ATTACH=full]1050201[/ATTACH] Never place too much faith in the details of what Lactantius had to say about the Pagan rulers of his day. His sole meaning in life was to promote hatred for 'The Persecutors' and to glorify Constantine. The polarization of our modern politicians is minor compared to what was happening in the Empire at this period. The whole is a fun read but at least read chapter XXXIII where you will find the story of Galerius and his worms. [URL]http://people.ucalgary.ca/~vandersp/Courses/texts/lactant/lactperf.html[/URL][/QUOTE]
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