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<p>[QUOTE="Herodotus, post: 7405534, member: 111387"]It is Alexander portrayed as Hercules. Much how Commodus did the same on coinage some 500 years later.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hercules is often portrayed as more of a 'meathead'(for lack of a better word) traditionally on Greek coinage...Whereas, Alexander was more of a 'pretty boy'.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another example of Greek Coinage that prominently displayed founders of the empire, was that of the Ptolemaic dynasty. Descendent rulers continued to display the portrait of Ptolemy I on their coinage for quite a number of years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Utilizing the image of the Patriarch(s) of empire(s) solidified future rulers as being legitimate.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Romans, instead, employed titles such as 'Caesar' and 'Augustus' to do the same.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Herodotus, post: 7405534, member: 111387"]It is Alexander portrayed as Hercules. Much how Commodus did the same on coinage some 500 years later. Hercules is often portrayed as more of a 'meathead'(for lack of a better word) traditionally on Greek coinage...Whereas, Alexander was more of a 'pretty boy'. Another example of Greek Coinage that prominently displayed founders of the empire, was that of the Ptolemaic dynasty. Descendent rulers continued to display the portrait of Ptolemy I on their coinage for quite a number of years. Utilizing the image of the Patriarch(s) of empire(s) solidified future rulers as being legitimate. The Romans, instead, employed titles such as 'Caesar' and 'Augustus' to do the same.[/QUOTE]
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