The Denarius with the Portrait of Julius Caesar was of interest to me because it is something we can obvioulsy relate to our daily lives. This idea of placing the living ruler's portrait on one side of the coin and a symbol of the country or an image that recalls some important action or event on the other was adopted by Caesar's successors. I'm not sure if we got this from the Romans exactly, but I know we have the same concept on our coins today. Its nice to see that ideas from so long ago are still a part of our society in some ways.
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Currency is a great way to honor its rulers and leaders. We can see past leaders for thousands of years by simply looking at the currency that is found. I enjoyed seeing the similarities of our current currency and that of the Romans.
This is definitely a traditional that we have kept in present day and seems to be accepted world-wide. It's the easiest and largest way to pay tribute to past, great leaders.
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