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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4354203, member: 19463&quot;]In 193, Pescennius was no more of a usurper than was Septimius.&nbsp; Both declared themselves Augustus in opposition to Didius Julianus.&nbsp; To legitimize himself after his victory, Septimius adopted himself into the family of Marcus Aurelius.&nbsp; This situation was not like anything Rome had faced since Actium.&nbsp; I do believe that it would be dangerous to have any quantity of the denarii minted to support the wrong side under these circumstances.&nbsp; Melting would be safer than spending.&nbsp; Did Septimius give an order or did the world realize that he was not someone you wanted to displease?&nbsp; I don&#039;t see how we will ever know.&nbsp; There are no neutral historians of that period.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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