This Started With An Ancient Roman Coin, But ... [satire]

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matthewvincent Pillar of the Community United States 3486 Posts	Posted 07/02/2012 12:08 pm ... The more that things change, the more that things remain the same! I have just discovered, thanks to ValiantKnight, that the URBS ROMA coin with the She Wolf nursing Romulus and Remus was a commemorative issue. It got me to thinking ... Date: The early first half of the third century AD Place: Major cities within the Roman Empire Event: A notice is posted in the local forums. ... Hail Roman Citizens! In anticipation of the 1100th anniversary of the founding of Rome, and the anticipated dedication of the new capital in Constantinople, the Imperial Mint is pleased to announce the minting of Commemorative Coins. Struck in pure base metal with a layer of PURE COPPER and guaranteed to weigh at least a third of a real coin, you can fool your friends and confound your slaves. These special issues will feature the image of Romulus and Remus suckling the She Wolf and the Head of Rome wearing a helmet and carrying a spear over her head. Note: The Imperial Mint reserves the right to substitute images of soldiers, horses, wreaths or whatever dies we might have on hand. Mintage is strictly limited to the number of orders that we receive. Or maybe whatever strikes our fancy. Hey, you pays your money and you takes your chances! Orders strictly limited to five coins per customer, but if you order within the next two or three years or so you may order as many as you want. The cost is only one silver denarius apiece. BUT WAIT! There's much, much more! Order 100 pieces and you will also receive a slave to carry your commemoratives with pomp and extravagance. (Training of slave is two denaria extra.) Delivery is expected to be sometime within 3 months and 10 years depending upon your distance from the capital. Also, but not limited to, Acts of the gods such as storms, border uprisings or theft from our underpaid delivery slaves are beyond our control. So we cannot refund your money under any circumstances. Our fortune tellers, having read the entrails of several chickens, agree that in the future these commemoratives will be the talk of something called the "CCF". While we cannot guarantee that this will happen, we CAN guarantee that we will make a ton of money with this offer. So do not hesitate! ORDER TODAY! ... Coin collecting is fun, so do not take it too seriously! Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 07/02/2012 12:26 pm Good one! Reminds me of "Rinse the Blood off My Toga" by Wayne and Shuster. Edited by sel_69l 07/02/2012 12:36 pm Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 07/02/2012 4:27 pm I would go for those but I'm really waiting for the cave men commemoratives. I hear the hesitation on their issuance is due to lack of a real cave person to model for the obverse. Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 07/02/2012 6:45 pm quote: "Event: A notice is posted in the local forums." - surely "fora" ! "the anticipated dedication of the new capital in Constantinople," - has potential for a double issue, by the Imperial Mints of the Eastern and Western Empires. Report this Post to the Staff
tzarmarko Pillar of the Community 614 Posts	Posted 07/02/2012 7:02 pm Sorry, I'm still waiting for the 300 years of Christianity commemorative. Maybe next time. Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 07/02/2012 7:42 pm In case anyone is wondering, here is the type of coin matthewvincent is referring to: Minted in Rome BTW; also minted at several different cities across the empire. Report this Post to the Staff
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