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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rexesq, post: 1076229, member: 5739&quot;]Interesting Doug, I was taught similarly. I guess we may never know how handshakes truly went in Ancient Rome, aside from artistic expression. I don&#039;t know about Europe, the people I have spent time with from Belgium all did the triple cheek kiss type gesture, you know back and forth then back again. Men and women, as a greeting, often not actually kissing the other person&#039;s cheek, but just going back and forth as if they were.</p><p>As far as in parts of Southeast Asia, a common greeting is to put your right hand on your chest. </p><p>And in some places the left hand is considered dirty, and eating with it is considered quite a taboo depending on where you are.... since apparently that is the hand used for personal hygeine i.e. wiping in the restroom...</p><p><br /></p><p>Back to coins though.... Cucumbor, those are BEAUTIFUL coins my friend! I love them, such nice examples. I don&#039;t know much about the coinage of Balbinus, and I was wondering is he often shown in a &#039;seen from the front&#039; bust style like in your example? I notice Pupienus is &#039;seen from behind&#039; in your example.... just curious on that....</p><p><br /></p><p>New shots of my &#039;Clasped Hands with Caduceus, Opium Poppy Pods and Grain&#039; Vespasian Denarius.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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