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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 3379834, member: 98035"]I love Liberalitas types!</p><p><br /></p><p>A few to share:</p><p><br /></p><p>Not a Liberalitas type, but theorized to be given as a largesse at Caesar's Quadruple Triumph following the conclusion of the civil war</p><p>[ATTACH=full]897431[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Commodus sestertius depicting the Liberalitas scene (Sold this coin a few months ago)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]897444[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>My favorite Roman; Caracalla's 8th Liberalitas with an exceptionally sharp and lifelike bust - I like to pretend that this obverse die was specially prepared for the Emperor's inner circle, or even the Emperor himself</p><p>[ATTACH=full]897434[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Maximinus Thrax's only Liberalitas</p><p>[ATTACH=full]897436[/ATTACH] </p><p>Of particular note is that the obverse legend lacks the title GERM on all of these issues; thus they are most likely part of his accession bonus, being the only event worthy of a largesse before his German campaign. This is important because these coins <b>caused the Crisis of the Third Century. </b>They set the dangerous precedent that not only would a successful military coup be tolerated, it would be substantially rewarded.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 3379834, member: 98035"]I love Liberalitas types! A few to share: Not a Liberalitas type, but theorized to be given as a largesse at Caesar's Quadruple Triumph following the conclusion of the civil war [ATTACH=full]897431[/ATTACH] Commodus sestertius depicting the Liberalitas scene (Sold this coin a few months ago) [ATTACH=full]897444[/ATTACH] My favorite Roman; Caracalla's 8th Liberalitas with an exceptionally sharp and lifelike bust - I like to pretend that this obverse die was specially prepared for the Emperor's inner circle, or even the Emperor himself [ATTACH=full]897434[/ATTACH] Maximinus Thrax's only Liberalitas [ATTACH=full]897436[/ATTACH] Of particular note is that the obverse legend lacks the title GERM on all of these issues; thus they are most likely part of his accession bonus, being the only event worthy of a largesse before his German campaign. This is important because these coins [B]caused the Crisis of the Third Century. [/B]They set the dangerous precedent that not only would a successful military coup be tolerated, it would be substantially rewarded.[/QUOTE]
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