Friday, February 8, 2008

Coins

Suppose I show you two old coins. One is dated 51 B.C., and the other is marked George I. Which is authentic?

1 comment:

Taposik said...

Neither is authentic. No one in 51 B.C. could have foreseen the existence of Jesus of Nazareth, much less that he would arrive in exactly 51 years. And George would not have been called George I until it became necessary to distinguish him from George II ("Victoria" will not become "Victoria I" until we have a "Victoria II").