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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2311471, member: 42773&quot;]Most of what we know about Quintillus is uncertain. After his brother, Claudius Gothicus died, he may have been elevated to emperor by the Senate, or perhaps by his brother&#039;s soldiers. He may have reigned anywhere between 17 and 177 days. Aurelian&#039;s legions subsequently elevated Aurelian, but we are not certain how Quintillus died. Different accounts tell us he was murdered by his own soldiers, or that he committed suicide, or that he fell in battle against Aurelian. What we do know is that some of these things either happened or didn&#039;t happen in the year 270.</p><p><br /></p><p>Owing to his short reign, Quintillus&#039; coins are scarce to rare. The ERIC rarity ratings put him at 91, for what that&#039;s worth. (We don&#039;t need to have that discussion again unless y&#039;all really really want to.)</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the FIDES MILIT type, Fides holding two standards. The coin is a bit rough, but has excellent detail - a sharp bust, QVINTILLVS is complete, and the green are all mineral - no BD. Not a coin you see every day...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]465935[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Aurelian coming up, stay tuned...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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