He was emperor for weeks, maybe days.
Antoninianus of Quintillus, AD 270. Took the throne after his brother Claudius Gothicus died, then vanished from history almost as fast.
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North of Macedon lay Paeonia, a fierce tribal kingdom famed for its cavalry.
King Patraos, c. 335-315 BC, kept his own royal mint while supplying horsemen for Alexander's campaign.
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Born in the Arabian desert. Emperor of Rome's millennium.
Philip I ruled 244 to 249 CE and presided over Rome's 1,000th anniversary games in AD 248.
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Antoninianus of Postumus, founder of the breakaway Gallic Empire, AD 260 to 269. $196.99.
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Empress at the height of Rome's third century crisis.
Herennia Etruscilla, wife of Trajan Decius, ruled beside him 249 to 251 CE and was mother to the crown prince, Herennius Etruscus.
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Half brothers at war for one throne. Two kings, two courts, one empire torn apart.
116 BC: Antiochus IX went to war against his brother Antiochus VIII Grypus. Two decades of civil war followed.
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The Tetrarchy and the Constantine the Great dynasty, AD 284 to 363, now in the Kinzer Ancient Coin Value Guide.
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He never got to rule. Silver coin of Valerian II, son of Gallienus and Salonina, named Caesar CE 256, dead by 258 before he could become emperor. Which heir might have changed history? https://t.co/14zCP4vCn1 code NEWSUBSCRIBER 10% off. #AncientCoins#RomanEmpire
The last generation to see Rome united. Four bronze coins from AD 364 to 395, ending with Theodosius I, the final emperor to rule a unified empire. What would you have done differently? https://t.co/14zCP4vCn1 code NEWSUBSCRIBER 10% off. #AncientCoins#FallOfRome#RomanHistory
Alexander, not the emperor. Macedonian pride, or flattery aimed at Rome?
Under Roman rule, the Macedonian Koinon struck bronze coins with Alexander the Great's profile, not the emperor's. The reverse honors Rome with twin temples, Beroea's Neokoros status.
She lost everyone. Silver coin of Salonina, wife of Gallienus, CE 253-268. Sons died young, father-in-law died a Persian captive, husband assassinated. Which empress stays with you? https://t.co/14zCP4vCn1 code NEWSUBSCRIBER 10% off. #AncientCoins#RomanEmpire
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Constantius I, founder of the Constantinian dynasty, paired with his wife Theodora. Only 4 sets left, code BOGOCT10.
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Father of the emperor who changed history. Bronze coin of Constantius I Chlorus, Caesar AD 293-305, father of Constantine the Great. What would you mint? https://t.co/14zCP4vCn1 code NEWSUBSCRIBER 10% off. #AncientCoins#RomanEmpire#ConstantineTheGreat#RomanHistory
He stamped a gods horn on his own face. Historians still argue why.
Demetrius Poliorcetes built colossal siege towers at Rhodes and captured Macedon in 294 BC. His silver shows a bulls horn on his diadem, Poseidon with a trident on the reverse.
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