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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hrefn, post: 7627598, member: 115171&quot;][ATTACH=full]1312274[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Between the reigns of Anastasius and Justinian, there was Justinian’s uncle Justin.&nbsp; I suspect your anecdote about Anastasius’ choice of successor refers to him.&nbsp; Justin was illiterate when he joined the army, but he had served as Tribune and Consul, and held the exalted rank of comes excubitorum, which was indeed commander of the imperial bodyguard, by the time he succeeded Anastasius.&nbsp; Personally, I question whether he was still illiterate by that time.[ATTACH=full]1312288[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>He did soon associate his nephew Justinian with him as imperial colleague, and there are some uncommon solidi showing the two men enthroned together on the obverse.&nbsp; Sadly, the Hrefn collection lacks a specimen.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is Justinian himself.[ATTACH=full]1312295[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1312298[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Love your bronzes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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