For more history brought to life on Roman coins 👇 https://t.co/UnoBxsk1fX

@OptimoPrincipi And what were they voting for? No one elected the emperors.

@Garner_images As the tweet says, this is from the Roman Republic, a hundred years before the first emperor. Almost all magistrates of the Republic were elected officials, voted into power by Roman citizens. New legislation was also regularly put to the popular vote.

@OptimoPrincipi Voting scene. One figure on left of pons receives ballot from attendant below, another figure on right of pons places ballot in cista; above, inscription. At top of coin, bar on which stands tablet bearing letter P. Border of dots. (reverse) @elonmusk reinstate the bridge?

@OptimoPrincipi Nice, looking forward to the Dem commemorative issue of poll workers pulling out cases of ballots from under a table and running them through over and over in the middle of the night on the obverse and a water main break on the reverse.

@OptimoPrincipi The Romans believed in lots of things. Voting was important. They had a history of leadership changes from other methods.

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@OptimoPrincipi Cheating in voting is as old as mankind.

@OptimoPrincipi Very appropriate, given the election.

@OptimoPrincipi Altri tempi altre persone.

@OptimoPrincipi I love the sinuous curves of the bodies and arms.

@OptimoPrincipi Lovely

@OptimoPrincipi surreal :)))

@OptimoPrincipi Is that Nerva related to first good emperor?

@OptimoPrincipi Nerva ?

@OptimoPrincipi Here's a good source for gallic coins btw the Latour https://t.co/e4j6SWFwWX

@OptimoPrincipi @bo66ie29 And I’m sure they got the results a lot quicker than this mess we have now especially in Democrat run states. Why are you waiting until election night to start opening mail in ballots is beyond me. Unless there’s something nefarious planned probably in some cases.