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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 4782746, member: 84744&quot;]Severus Alexander took the title very early, possibly immediately upon being proclaimed emperor:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1163121[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s an elegantly engraved &quot;P.P.&quot; on a quadrans of Claudius:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1163122[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Apparently late Roman and Byzantine uses of &quot;PP&quot; actually stand for PERP[ETVVS] rather that Pater Patriae.&nbsp; (Reference: <a href="https://davidrsear.com/academy/roman_legends.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://davidrsear.com/academy/roman_legends.html" rel="nofollow">David Sear</a>.)&nbsp; Does anyone know who the latest Roman Pater Patriae was?&nbsp; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pater_Patriae" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pater_Patriae" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a> seems to indicate it was Constantine.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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