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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 2954497, member: 75937&quot;]The history of the world might have been different had Carinus been able to keep it in his toga.</p><p><br /></p><p>Carinus, the elder son of Carus and brother of Numerian, was left in charge of the western provinces while Carinus and Numerian campaigned in the east against the Persians. Unfortunately for them, Carus died in Persia, and Numerian fell mysteriously ill in Asia Minor. Diocletian was then proclaimed emperor by the eastern army and the empire braced itself for yet another civil war.</p><p><br /></p><p>While Diocletian was making plans to attack Carinus from the East, in the north, Julian of Pannonia hired an army to rebel against Carinus and seize power for himself. Carinus and his army defeated Julian in late winter, AD 285 and made preparations to suppress the rebellion of Diocletian in the east. In the spring, Carinus&#039; and Diocletian&#039;s armies clashed at the battle of Margum (now Dubravica, near Belgrade).</p><p><br /></p><p>It appeared that Carinus had the upper hand until he was killed by one of his own officers, whose wife he had seduced (according to the <i>Historia Augusta</i>). Diocletian assumed the throne and during his reign, completely changed the structure and administration of the empire, as well as the imperial coinage itself. The rest is history.</p><p><br /></p><p>Post anything you feel is relevant!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]722181[/ATTACH]</p><p>Carinus, Augustus AD 283-285</p><p>Roman billon Antoninianus</p><p>Lugdunum, AD 283</p><p>Obv: IMP C M AVR CARINVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust, right</p><p>Rev: SAECVLI FELICITAS, emperor in military attire, standing right, holding transverse spear and globe, officina mark D (=4) in right field</p><p>Refs: RIC 214; Cohen 120; RCV 12354; Hunter 37; Pink, p. 22, series 4.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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