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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 2847786, member: 85693&quot;]Reading Frank McLynn&#039;s <i>Marcus Aurelius</i>.&nbsp; Reviews were mixed (Mary Beard especially - a couple members are reading her now I see), and I&#039;d agree that there are some awkward moments.&nbsp; But I am learning a lot and it is mostly enjoyable.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>McLynn does reference numismatics from time to time.&nbsp; But I have my doubts sometimes....here is a bit I thought I&#039;d run by you folks:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;...not only because he (M. Aurelius) mentions the deities of Greek and Roman mythology so often - Clotho, the Muses, Zeus, Asclepius...but because his coinage foregrounds the traditional deities like Minerva, Mars and Jupiter instead of emphasizing the glorious and legendary early figures of Roman history, as Antoninus Pius did on his coins...&quot; (P. 228)</p><p><br /></p><p>I just don&#039;t recall a big difference in gods, etc. on the coins of M. Aurelius and Antoninus Pius.&nbsp; My own collection (small, common) has both emperors using Annona, Fortuna, Roma, etc. - the typical run of 2nd C. gods and goddesses.&nbsp; The use of &quot;legendary early figures of Roman history&quot; seems to be mostly a Roman Republic coinage practice.&nbsp; Any opinions?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]675262[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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