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<p>[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 3084073, member: 76194"]I said I'd hold off on buying any more Gordian roaches for a while, but whatever does "a while" mean? I suppose it could be months, weeks, days, or even a few minutes?</p><p><br /></p><p>So I've had this roach with Liberalitas on the reverse....</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]777120[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I think we all know what Liberalitas stands for: Namely donatives given by emperors on special occasions such as weddings, anniversaries, etc., to the troops as a special "Please don't kill me" bribe.</p><p><br /></p><p>It sort of went like this:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Emperor: </b>"So, I'm getting married."</p><p><b>Chief Praetorian: </b>"Great, can't wait for the boys to march in front of you and your new wife with their shinny swords. We will try hard to avoid accidentally tripping and accidentally murdering you or your new wife, but you know how clumsy the boys can be with their sharp toys.</p><p><b>Emperor: </b>"That sounds dangerous. Perhaps a little silver will make the boys less liable to accidentally murdering their emperor?"</p><p><b>Chief Praetorian: </b>"Naturally! The more you pay the less 'accident prone' we tend to be."</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So naturally when I saw this one, I had to buy it too....</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]777118[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Yay, another Liberalitas. But do you see what makes this one so different from my first coin on this subject?</p><p><br /></p><p>Yeah, now you see why I couldn't help myself. Liberalitas II and Liberalitas III sure do compliment each other nicely. Now I have to find out if there ever was a Liberalitas IV, and I definitely need to track down the original Liberalitas reverse, from his first ever donative.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 3084073, member: 76194"]I said I'd hold off on buying any more Gordian roaches for a while, but whatever does "a while" mean? I suppose it could be months, weeks, days, or even a few minutes? So I've had this roach with Liberalitas on the reverse.... [ATTACH=full]777120[/ATTACH] I think we all know what Liberalitas stands for: Namely donatives given by emperors on special occasions such as weddings, anniversaries, etc., to the troops as a special "Please don't kill me" bribe. It sort of went like this: [B]Emperor: [/B]"So, I'm getting married." [B]Chief Praetorian: [/B]"Great, can't wait for the boys to march in front of you and your new wife with their shinny swords. We will try hard to avoid accidentally tripping and accidentally murdering you or your new wife, but you know how clumsy the boys can be with their sharp toys. [B]Emperor: [/B]"That sounds dangerous. Perhaps a little silver will make the boys less liable to accidentally murdering their emperor?" [B]Chief Praetorian: [/B]"Naturally! The more you pay the less 'accident prone' we tend to be." So naturally when I saw this one, I had to buy it too.... [ATTACH=full]777118[/ATTACH] Yay, another Liberalitas. But do you see what makes this one so different from my first coin on this subject? Yeah, now you see why I couldn't help myself. Liberalitas II and Liberalitas III sure do compliment each other nicely. Now I have to find out if there ever was a Liberalitas IV, and I definitely need to track down the original Liberalitas reverse, from his first ever donative.[/QUOTE]
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