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<p>[QUOTE="John Conduitt, post: 5156284, member: 109923"]I believe it's similar with Carausius. He started off with just the one G, trying to establish himself as sole emperor of the Britannic Empire, but later added 2 more Gs for Diocletian and Maximian in the hope of being recognised as co-ruler. None of these tricks made any difference to his fortunes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for giving me the chance to post this coin again <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1209187[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Diocletian (struck under Carausius), 292-293, London. 4.34g. Pax Antoninianus. IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG. PAX AVGGG; S - P in fields, mintmark MLXXI (RIC V, ii, p.552, 9).</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>The dates came from the auction house. I've also seen it listed as '291AD' exactly.</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1209188[/ATTACH]</b></p><p><b>Maximian (struck under Carausius), 286-293, London. 22mm, 4.29g. IMP C MAXIMIANVS PF AVG. PAX AVGGG, S-P (RIC V 34).</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Presumably, this was also later in his reign (the dates quoted are Carausius's whole reign). Again, I've seen it listed as 291AD.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Conduitt, post: 5156284, member: 109923"]I believe it's similar with Carausius. He started off with just the one G, trying to establish himself as sole emperor of the Britannic Empire, but later added 2 more Gs for Diocletian and Maximian in the hope of being recognised as co-ruler. None of these tricks made any difference to his fortunes. Thanks for giving me the chance to post this coin again ;) [ATTACH=full]1209187[/ATTACH] [B]Diocletian (struck under Carausius), 292-293, London. 4.34g. Pax Antoninianus. IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG. PAX AVGGG; S - P in fields, mintmark MLXXI (RIC V, ii, p.552, 9). [/B] The dates came from the auction house. I've also seen it listed as '291AD' exactly. [B] [ATTACH=full]1209188[/ATTACH] Maximian (struck under Carausius), 286-293, London. 22mm, 4.29g. IMP C MAXIMIANVS PF AVG. PAX AVGGG, S-P (RIC V 34). [/B] Presumably, this was also later in his reign (the dates quoted are Carausius's whole reign). Again, I've seen it listed as 291AD.[/QUOTE]
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