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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 7661489, member: 101855"]The best thing you can say about my representative Numerian piece is that the silvering is mostly intact.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1316921[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Antoninianus of Numerian, Obverse: IMP C NVMERIANUS AVG “Emperor caesar Numerian augustus.” Reverse: MARS VICTOR C in right field. “Mars victor” Mars carrying a spear and a trophy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Similar to Sear 12247</p><p><br /></p><p>From my notebook:</p><p><br /></p><p>· Numerian began the long journey back to Rome, but he would never make it. He fell ill and was carried in a closed litter. After he was found dead in the littler, the future emperor, Diocletian, accused Aper of poising him and had the prefect summarily executed. The more popular view is that Diocletian was responsible for Numerian’s murder. Aper had a motive to kill Carus because his daughter was married to Numerian, but why would he have killed Numerian who provided him with a conduit to gain power?</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is Numerian's father, the emperor Carus, who was "struck by lighting."</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1316922[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Silvered Antoninianus of Carus, Obverse: IMP CARVUS P F AVG “Emperor Carus, dutiful and patriotic augustus.” Reverse: AETERNIT IMPERI IHH “For the eternity of the empire.” Sol advancing left, nude but for chlamys raising hand and holding whip. Ric 36, similar to Sear 12167[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 7661489, member: 101855"]The best thing you can say about my representative Numerian piece is that the silvering is mostly intact. [ATTACH=full]1316921[/ATTACH] Antoninianus of Numerian, Obverse: IMP C NVMERIANUS AVG “Emperor caesar Numerian augustus.” Reverse: MARS VICTOR C in right field. “Mars victor” Mars carrying a spear and a trophy. Similar to Sear 12247 From my notebook: · Numerian began the long journey back to Rome, but he would never make it. He fell ill and was carried in a closed litter. After he was found dead in the littler, the future emperor, Diocletian, accused Aper of poising him and had the prefect summarily executed. The more popular view is that Diocletian was responsible for Numerian’s murder. Aper had a motive to kill Carus because his daughter was married to Numerian, but why would he have killed Numerian who provided him with a conduit to gain power? Here is Numerian's father, the emperor Carus, who was "struck by lighting." [ATTACH=full]1316922[/ATTACH] Silvered Antoninianus of Carus, Obverse: IMP CARVUS P F AVG “Emperor Carus, dutiful and patriotic augustus.” Reverse: AETERNIT IMPERI IHH “For the eternity of the empire.” Sol advancing left, nude but for chlamys raising hand and holding whip. Ric 36, similar to Sear 12167[/QUOTE]
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