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Did rulers use coins to announce their rule?

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@apologeticsroadshow @pfanderfilms This short clip discusses whether ancient rulers used coins to announce and legitimize their rule. Jay Smith argues that coin

@apologeticsroadshow @pfanderfilms
This short clip discusses whether ancient rulers used coins to announce and legitimize their rule.
Jay Smith argues that coins functioned as a kind of public mass-messaging in a pre-newspaper, pre-media era — rulers would mint coins with their name, title, and sometimes theological messages to assert authority.
Mary disputes this claim. In this video we look at the claim and do a very basic, surface-level online search to see what historians say. A simple Google search “Did rulers use coins to announce their rule?” returns a clear “yes” from sources.
So did rulers use coins to announce their rule?
According to historical evidence: yes — this was a known and common practice.
thanks to brother TD for sharing this clip.