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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 5243713, member: 98035&quot;]A favorite coin that actually should not exist</p><p><br /></p><p>Maxentius, as Caesar AE follis from Carthage</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1217869[/ATTACH]</p><p>Problem is - Maxentius was never Caesar under anyone! He usurped and declared himself Augustus in late 306, and Carthage was the only mint to assign any other title to him; first the meaningless &quot;Princeps Invictus&quot; then Caesar. They recognized him as Augustus around the end of 306 or early 307.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reasoning behind this is open to debate, but most suspect either they misunderstood his intentions, or else this is the earliest recorded instance of #NotMyAugustus <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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