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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2508766, member: 19463&quot;]Aurelian was an emperor of considerable importance who issued many coins. Aureolus was a bit player in the struggle for power in the time of Gallienus and Postumus whose name appears on no coins but who is credited with the issue of coins in Postumus&#039; name from the Milan mint.&nbsp; Many coin sellers use his name to distinguish this issue and justify a higher price for them but you could just collect the coins as Postumus and leave him out of it.&nbsp; Aurelius was a very common name for men after the time of Marcus Aurelius and quite a few of them were either emperors of usurpers in the third century.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It is necessary to read every letter in Roman names and even then we have a few that match exactly.&nbsp; Renaming oneself to include well know names of men of power to whom you had no real family attachment was quite fashionable in the day.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>An &#039;Aureolus&#039;:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]533223[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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