Aurelius
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AURELIUS. - In the Imperial series, the name of Aurelius occurs no less than 13 times, as can be seen by consulting Mionnet's Medailles Romaines or Akerman's Descriptive Catalogue of Roman Coins, viz:- 1) Marcus Aurelius Verus, successor of Antoninus Pius. - 2) Commodus, his son, was called L Aurelius and M Aurelius Antoninus. - 3) Caracalla, eldest son of Septimius Severus, when created Caesar, took, or rather usurped, the name of M Aurelius Antoninus. - 4) Elagabalus, under pretence of being the son of Caracalla, assumed the names of M Aurelius Antoninus. - 5) Severus Alexander, successor of Elagabalus, took, by adoption, the name of Marcus Aurelius Alexander. - 6) Marius, a usurper in the reign of Gallienus, bears on his coins the prenomina of Marcus Aurelius. [The coins described by Mediobarbus and Banduri, with the legends MARCVS AVRELIVS VICTORINVS (says Akerman) are doubted]. - 7) Claudius Gothicus, a great emperor, though from an obscure family, is styled on his coins Marcus Aurelius. - 8) His brother and successor Quintillus, had for his prenomina M Aurelius Claudius. - 9) Then we have M Aurelius Probus. - 10) M Aurelius Carus. - 11) Marcus Aurelius Valerianus Maximianus. - 12) M Aurelius Valerius Maxentius and 13) M Aurelius Romulus, son of Maxentius. The first of all these, however, MARCUS AURELIUS, surnamed the Philosopher, is the one who is usually, par excellence, designated by that name.
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Aurelius
| Please add updates or make corrections to the NumisWiki text version as appropriate. AURELIUS. - In the Imperial series, the name of Aurelius occurs no less than 13 times, as can be seen by consulting Mionnet's Medailles Romaines or Akerman's Descriptive Catalogue of Roman Coins, viz:-1) Marcus Aurelius Verus, successor of Antoninus Pius. - 2) Commodus, his son, was called L Aurelius and M Aurelius Antoninus. - 3) Caracalla, eldest son of Septimius Severus, when created Caesar, took, or rather usurped, the name of M Aurelius Antoninus. - 4) Elagabalus, under pretence of being the son of Caracalla, assumed the names of M Aurelius Antoninus. - 5) Severus Alexander, successor of Elagabalus, took, by adoption, the name of Marcus Aurelius Alexander. - 6) Marius, a usurper in the reign of Gallienus, bears on his coins the prenomina of Marcus Aurelius. [The coins described by Mediobarbus and Banduri, with the legends MARCVS AVRELIVS VICTORINVS (says Akerman) are doubted]. - 7) Claudius Gothicus, a great emperor, though from an obscure family, is styled on his coins Marcus Aurelius. - 8) His brother and successor Quintillus, had for his prenomina M Aurelius Claudius. - 9) Then we have M Aurelius Probus. - 10) M Aurelius Carus. - 11) Marcus Aurelius Valerianus Maximianus. - 12) M Aurelius Valerius Maxentius and 13) M Aurelius Romulus, son of Maxentius. The first of all these, however, MARCUS AURELIUS, surnamed the Philosopher, is the one who is usually, par excellence, designated by that name.
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