ValiantKnight Posted October 9, 2022 · Member Share Posted October 9, 2022 (edited) Cool acquisition @Magnus Maximus. I really like siliquae as well and hope one day I can try to dedicate myself more to collecting them. I've always found Magnus Maximus's role in late Roman history and connection to Welsh legend fascinating. Here's my only siliqua of him. It has an unusual obverse legend break, MA-XIMVS instead of the more common MAX-IMVS. Edited October 9, 2022 by ValiantKnight 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Maximus Posted October 9, 2022 · Member Author Share Posted October 9, 2022 (edited) Nice coin, @ValiantKnight. I quite like the style on that one! Fun fact, we actually have some direct quotes from Magnus Maximus via his conversations with St. Ambrose of Milan: At length he broke out, “It is you who have cajoled me, you and the wretch Bauto, who wished by setting up a boy to acquire sovereignty for himself, who also brought barbarians upon me; as if I also had not those whom I could bring, seeing I have so many barbarians in my service and pay. But had I not been withheld at the time of your arrival, who could have resisted me and my power?” From Ambrose, LETTER XXIV. [A.D.387.] Edited October 9, 2022 by Magnus Maximus 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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