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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 7560650, member: 19463&quot;]I agree with JayAg47 on this.&nbsp; While the poster is a big effort, I would like it a lot more if it retained the entire obverse of the coin chosen for display rather than cropping out the legends.&nbsp; Someday, perhaps you will discover that the reverses of Roman coins are interesting, too, and you might want to assemble a set paying attention to the historical ties shown there.&nbsp; You might question the places you showed the same person twice and how you applied terms like co-emperor and usurper.&nbsp; There is no complete and standard list on all of these matters and it is your poster.&nbsp; There are even times and places where different parts of the Roman world applied different status to the same man.&nbsp; Do you need to show the FILius AVGustorum coins of Constantine and Maximinus?&nbsp; I have seen the opinion posted here that usurpers are not to be included but it seems that a successful usurper gets elevated at some point.&nbsp; Magnentius was labeled &#039;usurper&#039; but controlled a large part of the Empire longer than some separatists.&nbsp; You saw no use for Decentius but included Tetricus Junior?&nbsp; There are no the British separatists (Carausius and Allectus)?&nbsp;&nbsp; Most interesting is your inclusion of Severina but no other woman.&nbsp; I am aware of the reasoning here but point out that that is not a universally accepted &#039;fact&#039;.&nbsp; My point here is you will need to decide who gets included and how they are represented.&nbsp; You know there are people who might belong on a complete list but that you will never have because their coins are so rare or even no existent.&nbsp; Since you can never have them all, you are free to choose whom and how you form the list.&nbsp; Enjoy the process. Don&#039;t worry about the details.&nbsp; If I made such a gang photo, it might have to be titled, &#039;Guys I Liked Enough to Buy Their Coin&#039;.&nbsp; It is OK to change the way you collect along the way.&nbsp; Many start wanting one coin per ruler but most leave that when they decide that some are just not going to happen but other rulers have a thousand coins of interest.&nbsp; When you can&#039;t have them all, you are free to pick using your rules.&nbsp; Enjoy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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