@[email protected]M to Historical [email protected]English • 2 months agoDefaced coin of overthrown Roman Emperor Maximinus Thrax, depicting his head on a stick, 238 ADlemmy.worldimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down10
arrow-up158arrow-down1imageDefaced coin of overthrown Roman Emperor Maximinus Thrax, depicting his head on a stick, 238 ADlemmy.world@[email protected]M to Historical [email protected]English • 2 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]OPMlinkfedilinkEnglish9•2 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.