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<p>[QUOTE="limmle, post: 4599398, member: 113081"]I’m often drawn to obscure or minor historical figures depicted on coins. It’s always interesting to me to conjecture their stories. There is sometimes a hint of sadness or tragedy in the early deaths of children, or wives of emperors we know little about, usurpers we know only form the numismatic record or even emperor ears whose reigns were cut short for various unfortunate reasons.</p><p>Maybe some of you have examples of Romans (or others) that fit this category you could share. I’ll start the ball rolling with Valerius Romulus. He was the son of Emperor Maxentius and the grandson of Galerius and Maximian. We know almost nothing about him but he must have died after he shared a consulship with his father for 2 years, because suddenly Maxentius has the consulship on his own in 310. When an Emperor issues a coin in memory of the deceased son, it always evokes an emotional response, es-ecially when we know what was to happen with Maxentius</p><p>[ATTACH]1139180[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]1139181[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Romulus, half follis. OstiaMint.</p><p>Obverse: DIVO ROMV-LO N V BIS C, bare head rightReverse: AETERNAE MEMORIAE, domed shrine surmounted by eagle, MOSTP in exergue</p><p>Reference: RIC VI 58[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="limmle, post: 4599398, member: 113081"]I’m often drawn to obscure or minor historical figures depicted on coins. It’s always interesting to me to conjecture their stories. There is sometimes a hint of sadness or tragedy in the early deaths of children, or wives of emperors we know little about, usurpers we know only form the numismatic record or even emperor ears whose reigns were cut short for various unfortunate reasons. Maybe some of you have examples of Romans (or others) that fit this category you could share. I’ll start the ball rolling with Valerius Romulus. He was the son of Emperor Maxentius and the grandson of Galerius and Maximian. We know almost nothing about him but he must have died after he shared a consulship with his father for 2 years, because suddenly Maxentius has the consulship on his own in 310. When an Emperor issues a coin in memory of the deceased son, it always evokes an emotional response, es-ecially when we know what was to happen with Maxentius [ATTACH]1139180[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]1139181[/ATTACH] Romulus, half follis. OstiaMint. Obverse: DIVO ROMV-LO N V BIS C, bare head rightReverse: AETERNAE MEMORIAE, domed shrine surmounted by eagle, MOSTP in exergue Reference: RIC VI 58[/QUOTE]
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