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To: SunkenCiv

Maybe a British tourist brought a modern exact replica of one of the coins found at Pompeii. Or maybe a British student of archaeology pilfered one of the Pompeii coins. Take a look at them:

http://www.collectionstudio.com/it/blog/coins_or_tokens_for_brothels/

http://www.google.com.pe/imgres?imgurl=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U_cqtWiB8eE/TQePbZfrRYI/AAAAAAAACBc/_Hrsx1beteg/s1600/Ritemail_Blogspot_Com_013.jpg&imgrefurl=http://pics4u-saini.blogspot.com/2010/12/ancient-roman-coins-spintrii.html&h=473&w=650&sz=75&tbnid=Jeqvx3lEO6jJwM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=124&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dpompei%2Bcoins%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=pompei+coins&docid=n4I8Xyf-wMxF7M&hl=es-419&sa=X&ei=ty8WT4a3FYvhggexiIXZAw&ved=0CCUQ9QEwAg&dur=22429

http://www.google.com.pe/imgres?q=pompei+coins&hl=es-419&client=firefox-a&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1366&bih=575&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=G5SngcYBynuxbM:&imgrefurl=http://www.collectionstudio.com/it/blog/coins_or_tokens_for_brothels/&docid=L3wWsrvDhQUGCM&imgurl=http://www.collectionstudio.com/images/blog/tokens/Roman_Empire/Spintriae_from_Pompeii.jpg&w=286&h=400&ei=3zEWT7DAMMv4gge4mJmFBA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=785&vpy=196&dur=10417&hovh=266&hovw=190&tx=48&ty=118&sig=101243478530302539854&page=1&tbnh=115&tbnw=82&start=0&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:12,s:0


41 posted on 01/17/2012 7:04:24 PM PST by Seeing More Clearly Now
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To: Seeing More Clearly Now

Gives a whole new perspective on “Heads or Tails?”


42 posted on 01/17/2012 7:51:11 PM PST by marsh2
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