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<p>[QUOTE="dltsrq, post: 4728222, member: 75482"]I agree with the point about sales hype. On their face, the "Aureolus" coins are issues of Postumus. The attribution to Aureolus rests on the (tentative?) assignment of these coins to Milan, which Postumus is not known to have held. Aureolus was beseiged there after rebelling against Gallienus. The idea of a propaganda issue directed specifically at the <i>Equites, </i>which Aureolus had commanded before his break with Gallienus, is intriguing. The best coins are the ones that raise questions which keep us up past bedtime.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dltsrq, post: 4728222, member: 75482"]I agree with the point about sales hype. On their face, the "Aureolus" coins are issues of Postumus. The attribution to Aureolus rests on the (tentative?) assignment of these coins to Milan, which Postumus is not known to have held. Aureolus was beseiged there after rebelling against Gallienus. The idea of a propaganda issue directed specifically at the [I]Equites, [/I]which Aureolus had commanded before his break with Gallienus, is intriguing. The best coins are the ones that raise questions which keep us up past bedtime.[/QUOTE]
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