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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4845618, member: 19463&quot;]A generation ago a man was judged on the firmness of his handshake (more than today?).&nbsp; Cub and Boy Scouts were taught special handshakes to indicate they were members of the group.&nbsp; This led to the sort of thing parodied in the video clip.&nbsp; If we look at all the examples shown in this thread we will see details that vary but most common seemed to be the requirement that the fingers remained extended rather than gripping as is the modern standard.&nbsp; I see no evidence on the coins that suggests whether or not the hands remained motionless or were pumped up and down according to detailed rules which would be taken negatively if violated.&nbsp; As a boy, I recall hearing comments of handshakes being good and firm or limp.&nbsp; People to be disparaged were sometimes shown shaking hands with too much pumping up and down.&nbsp; I assume that someone has written a book on the history of handshaking but that is just an assumption.</p><p>Vitellius[ATTACH=full]1169832[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Vespasian</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1169833[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Antoninus Pius</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1169834[/ATTACH] </p><p>Volusian</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1169836[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>My favorite handshake of course is the one between Caracalla and Geta.&nbsp; Is it just me or would you place any meaning to the fact that the brother on the right has his other hand on his sword?&nbsp; Are they wrapping fingers more than usual?&nbsp; Is this the way it was done then or just inaccurate die work?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1169838[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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