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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 5178614, member: 98035"]Nice writeup and coins!</p><p><br /></p><p>My collection:</p><p><br /></p><p>Postumus (in addition to the good billon, I like the use of the P M TR P COS II PP titles, bringing some semblance of permanence and normalcy back to the coinage)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1212109[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Aureolus for Postumus (minted at Milan, which was never part of the Gallic Empire)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1212110[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>(No Laelianus for me yet)</p><p><br /></p><p>Marius</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1212111[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Victorinus with Marius' portrait</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1212114[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Victorinus</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1212113[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The rare DIVO VICTORINO PIO that Doug mentioned - I had thought these to be minted by Tetricus, but he makes a good point that these could date from the interregnum during which his mother held de facto power.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1212112[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Tetricus I</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1212117[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Tetricus II</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1212120[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This one is barbarous, but there are a handful of official coins of Tetricus II as Augustus, which may or may not have been a title he actually held prior to their defeat by Aurelian. On one hand, if he was the legitimate emperor and Tetricus I died in battle, he would legally be able to continue the campaign and command the loyalty of his father's troops. On the other hand, young boys who were elevated to co-emperor were generally killed if/when their fathers died in battle, and Tetricus purportedly knew he would lose the battle against Aurelian, so why would he jeopardize his son's life? It's an interesting point to ponder.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1212119[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 5178614, member: 98035"]Nice writeup and coins! My collection: Postumus (in addition to the good billon, I like the use of the P M TR P COS II PP titles, bringing some semblance of permanence and normalcy back to the coinage) [ATTACH=full]1212109[/ATTACH] Aureolus for Postumus (minted at Milan, which was never part of the Gallic Empire) [ATTACH=full]1212110[/ATTACH] (No Laelianus for me yet) Marius [ATTACH=full]1212111[/ATTACH] Victorinus with Marius' portrait [ATTACH=full]1212114[/ATTACH] Victorinus [ATTACH=full]1212113[/ATTACH] The rare DIVO VICTORINO PIO that Doug mentioned - I had thought these to be minted by Tetricus, but he makes a good point that these could date from the interregnum during which his mother held de facto power. [ATTACH=full]1212112[/ATTACH] Tetricus I [ATTACH=full]1212117[/ATTACH] Tetricus II [ATTACH=full]1212120[/ATTACH] This one is barbarous, but there are a handful of official coins of Tetricus II as Augustus, which may or may not have been a title he actually held prior to their defeat by Aurelian. On one hand, if he was the legitimate emperor and Tetricus I died in battle, he would legally be able to continue the campaign and command the loyalty of his father's troops. On the other hand, young boys who were elevated to co-emperor were generally killed if/when their fathers died in battle, and Tetricus purportedly knew he would lose the battle against Aurelian, so why would he jeopardize his son's life? It's an interesting point to ponder. [ATTACH=full]1212119[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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