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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 7874016, member: 110226&quot;]Nudity?&nbsp; Here are the bare facts.&nbsp; Well, not really facts, but my take, though I really don&#039;t bring a lot of skin into this subject, but I will attempt to flesh it out, kind of.</p><p><br /></p><p>Our attitudes towards nudity, in the west, are largely based on the Bible, notably the Old Testament, and its subsequent interpretations. Basically, the Old Testament takes a rather dim view of the naked human body.&nbsp; Sin has much to do with this, especially the Original Sin, whose roots rest primarily with Eve, an apple, and a rather solicitous serpent.&nbsp; Poor Eve!&nbsp; Well, to encapsulate, over the centuries sin and the inherently sinful nature of humans as been one of the main messages of Christianity.&nbsp; The naked human body, especially as the Puritans viewed it, was a cesspool of temptation, covering it, preferably from virtually head to toe was absolutely essential to prevent temptation and falling into sin. That&#039;s pretty much it in a nutshell, especially pertaining to the US.</p><p><br /></p><p>The ancients, of Rome, Greece and other ancient cultures, had a different perspective, uninhibited by a stern and sometime vengeful God.&nbsp; For them, nudity and the human body was celebrated, in art, coinage and poetry among other things.&nbsp; Indeed, some of the greatest art the world has produced came from ancient Greece and Rome, as we all know.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Attitudes concerning the human body have been changing, and some of the restrictions concerning dress, have been, well, loosening up.&nbsp; Does this mean that we will see a return to the days of ancient Greece or Rome?&nbsp; Probably not, but the times, they are &#039;achanging.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s my coin for this thread, a somewhat rough, but appealing sestertius of Severus Alexander, with a full frontally exposed Sol advancing left.</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Empire, circa 233 AD</p><p>Æ Sestertius</p><p>Severus Alexander (222-235 AD)</p><p>Rome Mint</p><p>OBVERSE:&nbsp; IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, LAUREATE AND DRAPED BUST OF SEVERUS ALEXANDER RIGHT.</p><p>REVERSE:&nbsp; SP M TR P XII COS III P P, S-C across field, SOL STANDING LEFT, RAISING RIGHT HAND AND HOLDING WHIP IN LEFT.</p><p>RIC 535, C. 442, BMC 932.AE</p><p>Green patina with darker areas</p><p><br /></p><p>16.31 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]1356967[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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