Does that little coin look like something we all know and love? Of course it does that is money just like the coins we use here in United States as money. I thought it was really cool to see this old form of money. I really love to see different forms of money and even more i love to see really old pieces of money. This just goes to show how much history influences the present. People have been using coin money since the beginning of civilized society! And amazingly it really has not changed. Both coins use a historical figure for there respected counties in a side view, Both made of a metal and both a circular shape. It would be cool to had that piece to my coin collection. =)
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I see what you mean about the coins. I'm glad you decided to post a picture of our quarter, I couldn't believe how much they looked alike! One thing that really jumps out at me is how both Caesar and Washington are portrayed with a sense of greatness. It's interesting to me that you love to collect coins so much, yet each civilization has done the same thing: put a distinguished national figure on the coin. Every time a new civilization does this, they tweak it a little bit, which gives us some insight into that particular place and time. I wonder if you enjoy collecting coins so much because these slight variations on the same theme (faces of rulers) gives a little piece of background from that culture.
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