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<p>[QUOTE="octavius, post: 4302830, member: 100777"]1. Dynastic aureus of Claudius announcing to the world he has chosen his nephew Nero to be his successor, thereby bypassing his own son , Britannicus. Some would say this was because he was under the spell of Agrippina, others might sat he was merely trying to spare his own son.</p><p>2. Aureus of Claudius with reverse of Praetorian camp - recalling the day of Caligula's assassination when the Praetorian guard declared him emperor and took him to the "protection" of their camp. </p><p>3. Denaius of Octavius declaring Egypt to be a defeated nation and the end of rivals Antony and Cleopatra. This is tantamount to ushering in the Roman Empire.</p><p>4. Lastly, a sestertius of Vespasian announcing the defeat of the Judean revolt and the end of the Jewish war. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1094951[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1094952[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1094953[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1094954[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="octavius, post: 4302830, member: 100777"]1. Dynastic aureus of Claudius announcing to the world he has chosen his nephew Nero to be his successor, thereby bypassing his own son , Britannicus. Some would say this was because he was under the spell of Agrippina, others might sat he was merely trying to spare his own son. 2. Aureus of Claudius with reverse of Praetorian camp - recalling the day of Caligula's assassination when the Praetorian guard declared him emperor and took him to the "protection" of their camp. 3. Denaius of Octavius declaring Egypt to be a defeated nation and the end of rivals Antony and Cleopatra. This is tantamount to ushering in the Roman Empire. 4. Lastly, a sestertius of Vespasian announcing the defeat of the Judean revolt and the end of the Jewish war. [ATTACH=full]1094951[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1094952[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1094953[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1094954[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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