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Saltier than Carthage (if it had been salted)

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[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Bonus bonus points - you can see the same thing happen in depictions on coinage.

Coin depicting Vespasian (Pagan, Principate era, ~70 AD)

Coin depicting Caracalla (Pagan, Crisis of the Third Century, ~210 AD)

Coin depicting Constantine I (Christian, Late Empire, ~320 AD)

Coin depicting Julian the Apostate (Pagan, Late Empire, ~363 AD)

Coin depicting Valentinian III (Christian, Late Empire, ~455 AD)