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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 4301661, member: 98035"]I have a soft spot for ancient coins that were either used during a crucial moment in history, or minted to commemorate a recent event. Some that I have handy images of:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1094588[/ATTACH]</p><p>These common Miletos diobols are theorized to have been minted just before the turn of the 5th century BC to finance the upcoming Ionian Revolt against the Achaemenid empire - a revolt that ended in total defeat and annihilation of Miletos as punishment for being the ringleader of the revolt.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some miscellaneous Romans, in no particular order</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course Julius Caesar's DICT PERPETVO coinage, minted just weeks before his assassination, and a likely cause of it.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1094599[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Constantius I "Invasion follis" at a temporary mint shortly before the invasion to retake Britannia from Allectus</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1094589[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Antoninus Pius AE sestertius, celebrating the recent birth of two of his grandchildren, who did not survive to adulthood</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1094590[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Trajan, ARAB ADQ denarius, celebrating the annexation of Nabataea after the death of Rabbel II without an heir</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1094594[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Faustina II SAECVLI FELICIT denarius, celebrating the birth of Commodus and his twin brother Titus - the first male princes to be born in the purple since Britannacus[ATTACH=full]1094595[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Antoninus Pius' IMPERATOR II coinage celebrates the building of the Antonine Wall as a response to a crushed Caledonian raids - one of the few military operations of any significant in his quiet reign.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1094596[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Julia Domna's MAT AVGG MAT SEN M PATR coinage is a desperate attempt to save the public image of her constantly bickering boys and of her insistence of remaining in politics after her husband's death.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1094601[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Clodius Albinus AR denarius, GEN LVG type - minted to rally the spirits of his rebel forces stationed in Lugdunum as the prepared for war with Severus</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1094602[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>A favorite of mine - Philip I PAX FVNDATA CVM PERSIS, after he ruined the economy paying off the forces of Shapur for "eternal" peace.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1094651[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 4301661, member: 98035"]I have a soft spot for ancient coins that were either used during a crucial moment in history, or minted to commemorate a recent event. Some that I have handy images of: [ATTACH=full]1094588[/ATTACH] These common Miletos diobols are theorized to have been minted just before the turn of the 5th century BC to finance the upcoming Ionian Revolt against the Achaemenid empire - a revolt that ended in total defeat and annihilation of Miletos as punishment for being the ringleader of the revolt. Some miscellaneous Romans, in no particular order Of course Julius Caesar's DICT PERPETVO coinage, minted just weeks before his assassination, and a likely cause of it. [ATTACH=full]1094599[/ATTACH] Constantius I "Invasion follis" at a temporary mint shortly before the invasion to retake Britannia from Allectus [ATTACH=full]1094589[/ATTACH] Antoninus Pius AE sestertius, celebrating the recent birth of two of his grandchildren, who did not survive to adulthood [ATTACH=full]1094590[/ATTACH] Trajan, ARAB ADQ denarius, celebrating the annexation of Nabataea after the death of Rabbel II without an heir [ATTACH=full]1094594[/ATTACH] Faustina II SAECVLI FELICIT denarius, celebrating the birth of Commodus and his twin brother Titus - the first male princes to be born in the purple since Britannacus[ATTACH=full]1094595[/ATTACH] Antoninus Pius' IMPERATOR II coinage celebrates the building of the Antonine Wall as a response to a crushed Caledonian raids - one of the few military operations of any significant in his quiet reign. [ATTACH=full]1094596[/ATTACH] Julia Domna's MAT AVGG MAT SEN M PATR coinage is a desperate attempt to save the public image of her constantly bickering boys and of her insistence of remaining in politics after her husband's death. [ATTACH=full]1094601[/ATTACH] Clodius Albinus AR denarius, GEN LVG type - minted to rally the spirits of his rebel forces stationed in Lugdunum as the prepared for war with Severus [ATTACH=full]1094602[/ATTACH] A favorite of mine - Philip I PAX FVNDATA CVM PERSIS, after he ruined the economy paying off the forces of Shapur for "eternal" peace. [ATTACH=full]1094651[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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