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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Zebucatt, post: 6601219, member: 118774&quot;]Add a couple of executions for good measure. They were not to pleasant back then.</p><p><br /></p><p>Severus II who&#039;s army decided to change sides at the last min being faithful to their beloved old emperor Maximian when they heard his plea. Or it could have been the quite generous bribe he gave the soldiers.</p><p>AE 3, 1/4 follis, 305-06AD, (left) 22mm, 1.8g, (right) 18mm, 1.6g, Siscia</p><p>L.Obv: SEVERVS NOB C</p><p>R.Obv: FL.VAL.SEVERVS.NOB.C</p><p>Laurl., head right</p><p>Rev: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI</p><p>Genius, wearing modius, standing left, holding Pantera and cornucopia. SIS in ex.</p><p>Ref: RIC 171a,b</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1266253[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1266254[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And also next to Delmatius who is believed to have purposely been given Constantinople by Constantine the great in hopes that the capital would not become a focus for dispute among his 3 sons. Well, that didn&#039;t work out so well for him. After Constantine&#039;s death in 337 he was put to death with his brother Hanniballianus (sorry I have no example yet) promptly after the 110 day of the interregnum by the 3 sons. </p><p>I have often thought what was he thinking in those 110 days. He had to know what was coming. I guess in his position what could he have done.</p><p><br /></p><p>AE4, 1/2 Nimmbus, 336-37AD, 16.5mm, 1.9g, Thessalonica 4th Officina</p><p>Obv: FL DELMATIVS NOB C</p><p>Laurl., draped and cuir. bust right </p><p>Rev: GLORIA EXERCITIS</p><p>soldiers standing either side of standard; each holding spear and resting a hand on shield.&nbsp; SMTSdelta in ex.</p><p>Ref: RIC 228 Tess, </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1266278[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1266279[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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