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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 6596524, member: 101855&quot;]The Roman emperor Carus ruled from 282 to 283. During one of Roman&#039;s many military campaigns against the Persians, Carus was in his tent, perhaps celebrating after a successful day on the battlefield. Then a violent thunder storm struck and the Carus was struck by lighting and found dead ...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1265857[/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.”&nbsp; Sol advancing left, nude but for chlamys raising hand and holding wipe. Ric 36, similar to Sear 12167</p><p><br /></p><p>... or the &quot;lighting&quot; may have been praetorian prefect, Arrius Aper. Aper may well have poisoned Carus&#039; son, Numerian, while he was sick and being carried back to Rome on a litter. Like his father, Numerian was found dead in the little. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1265859[/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. Similar to Sear 12247</p><p><br /></p><p>Diocletian accused Aper of the murder and had him executed in short order. BUT since Aper&#039;s daughter was married to Numerian, why would he have killed the man who had provided him with a conduit to power?</p><p><br /></p><p>Could it be that Diocletian was cleaning up his own dirty work?</p><p><br /></p><p>To complete the Diocletian coup, the soon to be emperor went to war against Carus&#039; last surviving emperor-son, Carinus. Diocletian was saved the bother of having to kill Carinus in battle when one of his officers killed Carinus because he had seduced his wife.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1265861[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Silvered Antoninianus of Carinus, Obverse: IMP CARIVUS P F AVG “Emperor Carinus, dutiful and patriotic augustus.” Reverse: AETERNIT AVGG Aeternitas standing holding a globe with phoenix, lifting her robe. Personification Aeternitas stands for eternity, stability. She holds a globe, scepter or heads of sun or moon.&nbsp; Ric 248,&nbsp; Sear 12341</p><p><br /></p><p>Diocletian was one of those rare emperors who died of natural causes.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1265863[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Silver Argenteus of Diocletian, Obverse: DIOCLETIANVS AVG Reverse: VIRTVS MILITVM&nbsp; officina “B” “Victory (virtue) of the army.” Four leaders, Diocletian and Galerius (Eastern empire) Maximian and Constantius (Western empire) sacrificing over a tripod-altar with a military camp in the background, in this case with six tarots.&nbsp; Sear 12617</p><p><br /></p><p>Diocletian ruled from 294 to 305. He decided to retire in 305 and live in his retirement home, which still stands, and tend to his gardens. Here is how the Diocletian estate may have looked when he lived there.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1265864[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And here it is today.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1265865[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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