PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoDefaced coin of overthrown Roman Emperor Maximinus Thrax, depicting his head on a stick, 238 ADlemmy.worldimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down10
arrow-up160arrow-down1imageDefaced coin of overthrown Roman Emperor Maximinus Thrax, depicting his head on a stick, 238 ADlemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·4 months agoFun fact: while coinage continued to circulate of most Emperors, despite some being restruck, coins were considered ill-omened if they had a ‘bad’ Emperor on it - such as Nero or Caligula.
Fun fact: while coinage continued to circulate of most Emperors, despite some being restruck, coins were considered ill-omened if they had a ‘bad’ Emperor on it - such as Nero or Caligula.