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Old Coin On An Old Purse

Macro Mondays “ Currency “ theme.

 

In the second century AD Emperor Hadrian introduced a number of coins that depicted a female figure who personified Britain, with the label 'BRITANNIA'. When the Romans left Britain in the early 400s, Britannia vanished from coins and wasn't to appear again for several centuries.

 

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Uploaded on January 31, 2022