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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2727431, member: 82616&quot;]Inspired by [USER=83956]@Gavin Richardson[/USER]&#039;s review in the Commodus Netflix thread, I thought it would be fun to post a movie you like and a related coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>My pick is a nice slice of 80s cheese - the 1984 miniseries <i>The last Days of Pompeii. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086746/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086746/" rel="nofollow">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086746/</a></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>OK, first of all, this is not art. This mini series was produced for May &#039;sweeps week&#039;, and it shows. It&#039;s Full of sex, melodrama, wooden acting, some fairly big stars (for the time), and a volcano destroying Pompeii at the end. For better or for worse, the script sticks fairly close to the Edward Bulwer-Lytton novel.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]619358[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]619357[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]619359[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]619360[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]619364[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]619363[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]619361[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]619355[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]619362[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s trashy and dumb ... and Jupiter help me, I love it! The famed historical scholar and artist Peter Connolly was a consultant, so the sets look pretty impressive.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, I think Titus would have approved of Lesley-Ann Down&#039;s choice of wardrobe.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]619368[/ATTACH]<b>Titus</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 3.27g</p><p>Rome Mint, 79 AD, after July 1st</p><p>RIC 20 (R2), BMC pg. 227 note, RSC 282</p><p>Obv: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, l.</p><p>Rev: TR P VIIII IMP XIIII COS VII P P; Capricorn l.; below, globe</p><p>Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin was struck in mid to late summer of 79, just prior to Vesuvius blowing its top.</p><p><br /></p><p>Post any films and coins you like.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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