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<p>[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 4392718, member: 51347"]<b>VICTORY - LAELIANUS... WHO???</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, I cut and pasted (stole?) the below passages from Wikipedia. However, there is not a lot on this guy... Big VICTORY on the back of the coin, but... </p><p><br /></p><p>(My coin)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1105191[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Empire</p><p>Laelianus, AD 269</p><p>AE Antoninianus, 19mm, 3.4g, 6h; Moguntiacum mint.</p><p>Obv.: IMP C LAELIANVS PF AVG; Radiate, cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev.: VICTORIA AVG; Victory advancing right.</p><p>Reference: RIC Vb 9, p. 373</p><p>Ex: [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] </p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5"><b>Origins[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laelianus&action=edit&section=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laelianus&action=edit&section=1" rel="nofollow">edit</a>]</b></font></p><p>Little is known about Laelianus. He shares the same <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_naming_conventions" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_naming_conventions" rel="nofollow">nomen</a></i> as a prominent Hispano-Roman family, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulpia_(gens)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulpia_(gens)" rel="nofollow">Ulpii</a>, that included <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan" rel="nofollow">Trajan</a> among its members, and may have been a relative.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus#cite_note-Polfer,_''Laelianus''-2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus#cite_note-Polfer,_''Laelianus''-2" rel="nofollow">[2]</a> This is supported by the strong allusion to Hispania on an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aureus_Laelius-RIC_0001.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aureus_Laelius-RIC_0001.jpg" rel="nofollow">aureus</a> he struck, which featured the design of Hispania reclining with a rabbit to her side. If he indeed was a relative, this may be the reason Hispania allied itself with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudius_II" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudius_II" rel="nofollow">Claudius II</a>, after the death of Laelianus, seemingly without a struggle.</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5"><b>Rule[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laelianus&action=edit&section=2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laelianus&action=edit&section=2" rel="nofollow">edit</a>]</b></font></p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000">Laelianus declared himself emperor at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainz" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainz" rel="nofollow">Moguntiacum</a> in February/March 269.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus#cite_note-3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus#cite_note-3" rel="nofollow">[3]</a> after repulsing a Germanic invasion.</span></b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus#cite_note-4" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus#cite_note-4" rel="nofollow">[4]</a> Although his exact position is unknown, he is believed to have been a senior officer under Postumus,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus#cite_note-5" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus#cite_note-5" rel="nofollow">[5]</a> either the <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legatus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legatus" rel="nofollow">legatus</a></i> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germania_Superior" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germania_Superior" rel="nofollow">Germania Superior</a> or the commander of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legio_XXII_Primigenia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legio_XXII_Primigenia" rel="nofollow">Legio XXII <i>Primigenia</i></a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus#cite_note-Polfer,_''Laelianus''-2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus#cite_note-Polfer,_''Laelianus''-2" rel="nofollow">[2]</a> Laelianus represented a strong danger to Postumus because of the two legions he commanded (<i>Primigenia</i> in Moguntiacum and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legio_VIII_Augusta" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legio_VIII_Augusta" rel="nofollow">VIII <i>Augusta</i></a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strasbourg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strasbourg" rel="nofollow">Argentoratum</a>);<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus#cite_note-Polfer,_''Laelianus''-2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus#cite_note-Polfer,_''Laelianus''-2" rel="nofollow">[2]</a> Despite this, his rebellion lasted only about two months before he was executed,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus#cite_note-6" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus#cite_note-6" rel="nofollow">[6]</a> reputedly by his own soldiers, or by Postumus' troops after a siege of Laelianus' capital.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus#cite_note-Martindale,_pg._492-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus#cite_note-Martindale,_pg._492-1" rel="nofollow">[1]</a> The siege of Moguntiacum was also fatal for Postumus; it is said he was slain when he refused to allow his troops to plunder the city following its capture.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus#cite_note-7" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus#cite_note-7" rel="nofollow">[7]</a></p><p>...WIKIPEDIA</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 4392718, member: 51347"][B]VICTORY - LAELIANUS... WHO???[/B] Yes, I cut and pasted (stole?) the below passages from Wikipedia. However, there is not a lot on this guy... Big VICTORY on the back of the coin, but... (My coin) [ATTACH=full]1105191[/ATTACH] Roman Empire Laelianus, AD 269 AE Antoninianus, 19mm, 3.4g, 6h; Moguntiacum mint. Obv.: IMP C LAELIANVS PF AVG; Radiate, cuirassed bust right. Rev.: VICTORIA AVG; Victory advancing right. Reference: RIC Vb 9, p. 373 Ex: [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] [SIZE=5][B]Origins[[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laelianus&action=edit§ion=1']edit[/URL]][/B][/SIZE] Little is known about Laelianus. He shares the same [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_naming_conventions']nomen[/URL][/I] as a prominent Hispano-Roman family, the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulpia_(gens)']Ulpii[/URL], that included [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan']Trajan[/URL] among its members, and may have been a relative.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus#cite_note-Polfer,_''Laelianus''-2'][2][/URL] This is supported by the strong allusion to Hispania on an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aureus_Laelius-RIC_0001.jpg']aureus[/URL] he struck, which featured the design of Hispania reclining with a rabbit to her side. If he indeed was a relative, this may be the reason Hispania allied itself with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudius_II']Claudius II[/URL], after the death of Laelianus, seemingly without a struggle. [SIZE=5][B]Rule[[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laelianus&action=edit§ion=2']edit[/URL]][/B][/SIZE] [B][COLOR=#b30000]Laelianus declared himself emperor at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainz']Moguntiacum[/URL] in February/March 269.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus#cite_note-3'][3][/URL] after repulsing a Germanic invasion.[/COLOR][/B][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus#cite_note-4'][4][/URL] Although his exact position is unknown, he is believed to have been a senior officer under Postumus,[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus#cite_note-5'][5][/URL] either the [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legatus']legatus[/URL][/I] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germania_Superior']Germania Superior[/URL] or the commander of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legio_XXII_Primigenia']Legio XXII [I]Primigenia[/I][/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus#cite_note-Polfer,_''Laelianus''-2'][2][/URL] Laelianus represented a strong danger to Postumus because of the two legions he commanded ([I]Primigenia[/I] in Moguntiacum and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legio_VIII_Augusta']VIII [I]Augusta[/I][/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strasbourg']Argentoratum[/URL]);[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus#cite_note-Polfer,_''Laelianus''-2'][2][/URL] Despite this, his rebellion lasted only about two months before he was executed,[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus#cite_note-6'][6][/URL] reputedly by his own soldiers, or by Postumus' troops after a siege of Laelianus' capital.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus#cite_note-Martindale,_pg._492-1'][1][/URL] The siege of Moguntiacum was also fatal for Postumus; it is said he was slain when he refused to allow his troops to plunder the city following its capture.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus#cite_note-7'][7][/URL] ...WIKIPEDIA [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelianus[/URL][/QUOTE]
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