@PugJesusM to Historical ArtifactsEnglish • 4 months agoDefaced coin of overthrown Roman Emperor Maximinus Thrax, depicting his head on a stick, 238 ADimagemessage-square6arrow-up160arrow-down10
arrow-up160arrow-down1imageDefaced coin of overthrown Roman Emperor Maximinus Thrax, depicting his head on a stick, 238 AD@PugJesusM to Historical ArtifactsEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square6
minus-square@PugJesusOPMlinkEnglish9•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.