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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ambr0zie, post: 7928896, member: 80952&quot;]Before moving to Macrinus (missing from my collection, except a provincial, but I think it is more interesting to keep this thread on Imperials only), since the Caesar and Augustus titles were clarified, there was another Caesar who never made it to Augustus - Aelius. Adopted by Hadrian and meant to be his successor, but died before Hadrian.</p><p>Born as Lucius Ceionius Commodus, after adoption the name was changed to&nbsp; Lucius Aelius Caesar. He was the father of the future co-emperor Lucius Verus. </p><p><br /></p><p>Coins with his portrait are not very common so I was glad to get this at a low price </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1370599[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Aelius, as Caesar AD 136-138. Rome</p><p>Denarius AR</p><p>18 mm, 2,80 g&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 2645</p><p>Old RIC II Hadrian 434&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>Obverse Legend: L AELIVS CAESAR</p><p>Type: Head of Lucius Aelius Caesar, right</p><p>Reverse Legend: TR POT COS II</p><p>Type: Salus standing left, holding patera and sceptre; to left, altar with snake coiled around[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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