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

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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