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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JayAg47, post: 7608294, member: 112342&quot;]The Romans loathed the idea of kings, even Augustus proclaimed himself as the &#039;first citizen&#039;, while the role was basically a monarchy with it&#039;s characteristic hierarchical transfer of power, the emperors were sure to portray themselves as an equal, at least until the third century crisis.</p><p>Even Caesar declined the crown offered by Antony as to not seem like a king, and all the emperors looked up to Caesar as their role model, then why did they issue coins featuring a radiate crown similar to the ones worn by the Eastern kings?</p><p>What message were they trying to send?</p><p>Afaik <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=caligula+radiate+crown&amp;rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBAU737AU737&amp;sxsrf=ALeKk014_k0Cnurzw5AoWpTjjHC-NhXF8w:1622118890015&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj1z-Ph7-nwAhWLzTgGHRmKB8AQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&amp;biw=1366&amp;bih=657#imgrc=o5eJLAG1wqjopM" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/search?q=caligula+radiate+crown&amp;rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBAU737AU737&amp;sxsrf=ALeKk014_k0Cnurzw5AoWpTjjHC-NhXF8w:1622118890015&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj1z-Ph7-nwAhWLzTgGHRmKB8AQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&amp;biw=1366&amp;bih=657#imgrc=o5eJLAG1wqjopM" rel="nofollow">Caligula</a> was the first to issue coins with radiate busts, but Nero seemed to have taken it to the next level!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1309833[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1309834[/ATTACH]</p><p>And other emperors followed suit!</p><p>Also are there any existing archaeological records of these radiate crowns? I&#039;ve seen the gold laurel wreaths (of course online), but no such radiates!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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