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<p>[QUOTE="JBGood, post: 2018556, member: 38987"]Well, that explains why I can't find it. I'm reading "Aurelian" and the third century by Alaric Watson and it seems Claudius II and Aurelian were willing to but up with their push into other parts of the eastern empire after the death of Odenathus and their co-opting of Roman titles for the son that the father had earned. They didn't make a move even when she made coins with Aurelian with Vabalathus on the reverse (since they were two heads on the coin how did they know which was the reverse?) but they went over the line, apparently when THE coin with her and the son listed as Augustii was released. </p><p><br /></p><p>I'm sure you know all this but it's new to me and a great bit of coin history. I'm lovin' this stuff![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JBGood, post: 2018556, member: 38987"]Well, that explains why I can't find it. I'm reading "Aurelian" and the third century by Alaric Watson and it seems Claudius II and Aurelian were willing to but up with their push into other parts of the eastern empire after the death of Odenathus and their co-opting of Roman titles for the son that the father had earned. They didn't make a move even when she made coins with Aurelian with Vabalathus on the reverse (since they were two heads on the coin how did they know which was the reverse?) but they went over the line, apparently when THE coin with her and the son listed as Augustii was released. I'm sure you know all this but it's new to me and a great bit of coin history. I'm lovin' this stuff![/QUOTE]
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