Dug out of the Thames mud, a token Romans used to pay for their pleasure

Maybe a British tourist brought a modern exact replica of one of the coins found at Pompeii. Or maybe a British student of archaeology pilfered one of the Pompeii coins. Take a look at them:

http://www.collectionstudio.com/it/blog/coins_or_tokens_for_brothels/

http://www.google.com.pe/imgres?imgurl=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U_cqtWiB8eE/TQePbZfrRYI/AAAAAAAACBc/_Hrsx1beteg/s1600/Ritemail_Blogspot_Com_013.jpg&imgrefurl=http://pics4u-saini.blogspot.com/2010/12/ancient-roman-coins-spintrii.html&h=473&w=650&sz=75&tbnid=Jeqvx3lEO6jJwM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=124&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dpompei%2Bcoins%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=pompei+coins&docid=n4I8Xyf-wMxF7M&hl=es-419&sa=X&ei=ty8WT4a3FYvhggexiIXZAw&ved=0CCUQ9QEwAg&dur=22429

http://www.google.com.pe/imgres?q=pompei+coins&hl=es-419&client=firefox-a&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1366&bih=575&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=G5SngcYBynuxbM:&imgrefurl=http://www.collectionstudio.com/it/blog/coins_or_tokens_for_brothels/&docid=L3wWsrvDhQUGCM&imgurl=http://www.collectionstudio.com/images/blog/tokens/Roman_Empire/Spintriae_from_Pompeii.jpg&w=286&h=400&ei=3zEWT7DAMMv4gge4mJmFBA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=785&vpy=196&dur=10417&hovh=266&hovw=190&tx=48&ty=118&sig=101243478530302539854&page=1&tbnh=115&tbnw=82&start=0&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:12,s:0

Gives a whole new perspective on “Heads or Tails?”

The Victorians “cleaned up” history for us.

The Old Testament description of cities of perversions is true.

I’m not always lickety split with responses.

44 posted on 01/18/2012 9:26:13 AM PST by Winstons Julia (Hello OWS? We don't need a revolution like China's; China needs a revolution like OURS.)

45 posted on 01/27/2012 6:41:52 PM PST by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)

46 posted on 01/27/2012 7:05:09 PM PST by SunkenCiv (FReep this FReepathon!)

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