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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 4607634, member: 75937"]That is a very beautiful statue, [USER=15481]@svessien[/USER] ! I'm glad you had the opportunity to visit the Vatican in person to photograph it. </p><p><br /></p><p>I'm glad my write-up brought you a greater appreciation for what is already a nice example of the type, [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER] .</p><p><br /></p><p>Wow, [USER=79017]@Andres2[/USER] ! I can't believe you have an example of that coin! About all I ever see are the VENVS VICTRIX and VENVS GENETRIX ones! </p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you for the kind words, [USER=87200]@ancient coin hunter[/USER] . Yes, it is important to cite one's sources.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, [USER=100136]@thejewk[/USER] , it is astonishing how quickly the religious landscape moved away from the traditional pantheon and increasingly incorporated eastern religions. I think the reason was multifactorial, including economic and political instability, migrations of people throughout the empire, soldiers coming into contact with other religions while deployed and so on. </p><p><br /></p><p>That's a beautiful sestertius, [USER=80783]@Julius Germanicus[/USER] ! I don't have a sestertius for Soaemias or even Elagabalus himself. Thanks for sharing your historical notes, too; they flesh out my rather focused write-up by discussing the broader historical background.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 4607634, member: 75937"]That is a very beautiful statue, [USER=15481]@svessien[/USER] ! I'm glad you had the opportunity to visit the Vatican in person to photograph it. I'm glad my write-up brought you a greater appreciation for what is already a nice example of the type, [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER] . Wow, [USER=79017]@Andres2[/USER] ! I can't believe you have an example of that coin! About all I ever see are the VENVS VICTRIX and VENVS GENETRIX ones! Thank you for the kind words, [USER=87200]@ancient coin hunter[/USER] . Yes, it is important to cite one's sources. Yes, [USER=100136]@thejewk[/USER] , it is astonishing how quickly the religious landscape moved away from the traditional pantheon and increasingly incorporated eastern religions. I think the reason was multifactorial, including economic and political instability, migrations of people throughout the empire, soldiers coming into contact with other religions while deployed and so on. That's a beautiful sestertius, [USER=80783]@Julius Germanicus[/USER] ! I don't have a sestertius for Soaemias or even Elagabalus himself. Thanks for sharing your historical notes, too; they flesh out my rather focused write-up by discussing the broader historical background.[/QUOTE]
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