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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2392126, member: 19463&quot;]I regret others let you get away with including Allectus in the bunch but I&#039;m not in the mood for a fight.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am also extremely disappointed than no one posted their Domitian II who does belong.&nbsp; Come on!&nbsp; The number of them known has <u><i>doubled</i></u> in the last two decades (the second was found in 2003) so post &#039;em if you got &#039;em.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I suppose someone might have an Laelianus (I don&#039;t) but the one I would like is a Divus Victorinus which is common enough that I might get it someday.&nbsp; Most are pretty ugly so the competition might be lower.&nbsp; I do have a Marius. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]491589[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I certainly agree that the three day business is absurd and the number of coins makes three months strike me as a bit short even.&nbsp; Comparing coins seen by me (how unscientific can you get???), Marius must have been around longer than Laelianus who is given three months in most works.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know.&nbsp; The point is that neither do the experts who quote some old sources that gave us the three day figure.&nbsp; One of the big problems with ancient history is that there are huge gaps in our knowledge and even a few places where what we know is from sources like coins that are not well understood by mainstream historians. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Postumus and the guys thought they were Roman Emperors.&nbsp; The Emperors in Rome at the time thought they were Gallic usurpers.&nbsp; They discussed the matter for a few years until Aurelian convinced Tetricus that retirement was in his best interest.&nbsp; The terms are interchangeable with fans on both sides.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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