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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsman, post: 4988271, member: 99177&quot;]As we all follow the American elections (that&#039;s all I&#039;m going to say about it cause I know the Forum rules about politics.....) it seems appropriate to show my republican coin (again). It&#039;s a fascinating snapshot about the voting process in ancient Rome.</p><p><br /></p><p>What we see here is a voting scene on the comitium. The comitium was the original open-air public meeting space for all kind of (religious and judicial) activities. On this scene one voter casts his vote and another receives his tablet from an attendant. The voters walk on &#039;pontes&#039; (bridges) so everyone could see that they are allowed to vote without interference from others....</p><p><br /></p><p>A small wax tablet was handed to the voters, who inscribed their vote on them with a stylus. On a &#039;yes&#039; vote, they would inscribe a plain &#039;V&#039; standing for <i>uti rogas</i> (as you ask, as you want). A &#039;no&#039; vote was an A, standing for <i>antiquo</i> (keep things as they have always been).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s not certain what they were voting for on this coin. Probably (but not certain) in favour or against the Lex Maria. This law makes intimidation by candidates and there followers much more complicated. The pontes were made narrower so there was (literally) no room for intimidation.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you want to share something about voting in ancient days, please do so <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1198369[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1198371[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>P. Licinius Nerva, denarius.</p><p>113-112 BC, Rome.</p><p>17 mm 3,76 g.</p><p>Obv. Helmeted bust of Roma to left, with spear and shield.</p><p>Rev. P NERVA, voting scene, three citizens voting in the comitium. One voter casts his vote to right, to left another receives his from an attendant.</p><p>Crawford 292/1, Sydenham 548, RSC 169, Licinia 7.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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