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<p>[QUOTE="R*L, post: 3174497, member: 96878"]<a href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/results?q=fulltext%3AMERITORVM" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/results?q=fulltext%3AMERITORVM" rel="nofollow">http://numismatics.org/ocre/results?q=fulltext:MERITORVM</a></p><p><br /></p><p>It is curious that coins were struck for the late Claudius Gothicus under the Tetrarchy and then Constantine. Does anyone have any idea why would they want to be associated with him in particular? </p><p><br /></p><p>Presumably the coins for Maximian were struck as part of Constantine's efforts to rehabilitate his image. However it might be that Constantine was also making a bit of a grim joke - the legend retirement most deserved has a certain irony given Constantine forced him to committ suicide after a failed coup!. From Wikipedia:</p><p><br /></p><p><i>In early 310, Maximian attempted to seize Constantine's title while the emperor was on campaign on the Rhine. Few supported him, and he was captured by Constantine in Marseille. Maximian killed himself in mid-310 on Constantine's orders. During Constantine's war with Maxentius, Maximian's image was purged from all public places. However, after Constantine ousted and killed Maxentius, Maximian's image was rehabilitated, and he was deified.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Is there any write up on these coins that anyone is aware of?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="R*L, post: 3174497, member: 96878"][url]http://numismatics.org/ocre/results?q=fulltext%3AMERITORVM[/url] It is curious that coins were struck for the late Claudius Gothicus under the Tetrarchy and then Constantine. Does anyone have any idea why would they want to be associated with him in particular? Presumably the coins for Maximian were struck as part of Constantine's efforts to rehabilitate his image. However it might be that Constantine was also making a bit of a grim joke - the legend retirement most deserved has a certain irony given Constantine forced him to committ suicide after a failed coup!. From Wikipedia: [I]In early 310, Maximian attempted to seize Constantine's title while the emperor was on campaign on the Rhine. Few supported him, and he was captured by Constantine in Marseille. Maximian killed himself in mid-310 on Constantine's orders. During Constantine's war with Maxentius, Maximian's image was purged from all public places. However, after Constantine ousted and killed Maxentius, Maximian's image was rehabilitated, and he was deified.[/I] [I][/I] Is there any write up on these coins that anyone is aware of?[/QUOTE]
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