• Tar_Alcaran
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    132 months ago

    People defacing money were SO much more dedicated in the past.

  • @[email protected]OPM
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    92 months ago

    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.

  • @YungOnions
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    72 months ago

    Maximinus Thrax is one hell of a name.

    • @[email protected]OPM
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      42 months ago

      An intimidating fellow too.

      “He was in any case a man of such frightening appearance and colossal size that there is no obvious comparison to be drawn with any of the best-trained Greek athletes or warrior elite of the barbarians.”

      • @YungOnions
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        22 months ago

        Lol, amazing. Love it. Maximinus Thrax The Collosus.