Create Your Own Roman Coin Design

If you could be a ruler for a day, what would you do? Would you exercise your power for good or for ill? Regardless, you’d probably want to send positive messages across your Empire using the symbols and designs on your currency. As coins travelled around the Empire, they were an important propaganda tool for sending messages about a regime.

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