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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Raxc, post: 7876077, member: 96251&quot;]I have one of those restoration myself.</p><p>[ATTACH]1357561[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>They have found hoards from early third century with the orignial legionary denarii in them.&nbsp; While it is speculation on my part, I can see why they choose to do a coin from the losing side.&nbsp; After 200 years, I doubt most people had any sore feeling over the battle and these coins may have been looked on fondly.&nbsp; Just look at how the US mint sold out 200,000 to 300,000 100th anniversary&nbsp; Morgan and Peace dollars in under 25 minutes.&nbsp; Compared to denarii of the time, it just probably struck a cord with people.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then why did they not do more of this? Simple, each coin is one less coin of the man in charge</p><p><br /></p><p>What I actually find more interesting is that these coins were not issued during the Trajan restoration.&nbsp; He had no problems with reissuing from both sides (Pompey and Julius Caesar), it was rather extensive but this type never made the cut.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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