re: #118 Charles

I’m such a fucken geek I actually read this whole page.

It made me wonder about the market for Roman artifacts that escaped the punishment:

“…Because of their high intrinsic value, gold coins were rarely defaced, no matter how hated their subjects might have been. A remarkable exception is a medallion of 3 solidi (13.74 grams) issued in 350 or 351 at Aquileia in northern Italy for the usurper Magnentius.

The reverse of the coin was hammered nearly flat to obliterate the image on Magnentius on horseback. Numerous deep gouges were applied across the face of the usurper on the obverse. This severely damaged piece brought just €2,800 ($3,087) in a 2019 German auction[10]. Undamaged examples of this type typically sell for well over $50,000; a superb example from a 2006 Swiss auction is illustrated[11] above, to show how ferociously the coin was mutilated.”
https://coinweek.com/money-people-hated-damnatio-memoriae-on-ancient-roman-coins/