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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4623528, member: 19463&quot;]Obviously, Caligula.&nbsp; He was exerting a great act of piety dedicating the great temple to the Divine Augustus as shown on the other side of the coin.&nbsp; Depending on how you look at it, piety could include realizing the fact that you were the chosen one and worshiping yourself would be an act of piety.&nbsp; Caligula was not the first person to play under that theory and he has been followed by a steady stream of 2000 years worth of politicians and bullies all convinced that they were the best thing that happened to the world.&nbsp; Coins reflect the mindset of the authority that made them.&nbsp; Truth is hardly a requirement.&nbsp; I love that coin.&nbsp; It portrays Caligula as well as the popular ones that have his face.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1144450[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1144451[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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