Ancient Roman coins depict sundry sexual acts, but what were they for?
Ancient Roman coins depict sundry sexual acts, but what were they for? The Romans loved sex . The wrote graphic poetry about it, and scrawled x-rated graffiti on their city walls. They even emblazoned currency with depictions of sexual acts. But what purpose did this coinage serve? Fair warning: numismatic pornography after the jump – potentially NSFW. RELATED The Lost City of Pompeii: Pictures of an Alien World, Frozen in Time In the year 79 AD, Italy's Mt. Vesuvius erupted with superheated ash that rained fiery death on several Roman cities nearby. But none was hit… Read… The graffiti of Pompeii was downright raunchy, and absolutely hilarious Before being entombed with ash by Mount Vesuvius, Pompeii was a thriving city. There was government, there was infrastructure — and yes, there was… Read… The racy coins in question are known as "spintriae." A single spintria is typically a little smaller than a m...