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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3265936, member: 75937&quot;]Gotta post this one because it came in the mail just today from AMCC! We&#039;re not quite sure how the fellow died. The <i>Historia Augusta</i> reports him murdered by his own soldiers in reaction to his strict military discipline. Jerome reports him killed, presumably in conflict with Aurelian. John of Antioch and Joannes Zonaras report that he committed suicide by opening his veins and bleeding himself to death. All records agree, however, that he died at Aquileia.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]860311[/ATTACH] </p><p>Quintillus, AD 270.</p><p>Roman billon antoninianus, 2.90 g, 19.6 mm, 11 h.</p><p>Rome, 11th officina, issue 1, end AD 270.</p><p>Obv: IMP C M AVR CL QVINTILLVS AVG, bust right, radiate, cuirassed and draped with paludamentum, seen from the front.</p><p>Rev: SECVRIT AVG, Securitas standing left, legs crossed, holding short scepter in right hand, leaning on column with left elbow; officina mark XI in right field.</p><p>Refs: RIC 31; MER/RIC temp 1194; Cohen 63; RCV 11451; Normanby 1197; Hunter 17.</p><p>Notes: MER/RIC lists 10 varieties of this coin, differing somewhat in bust type and presence or absence and placement of the officina mark.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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