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Give this one a shot. 
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Pillar of the Community
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Gaius Vibius Afinius Trebonianus Gallus Augustus?
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Pillar of the Community
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Neither, but Aug Max your close.
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Pillar of the Community
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Lucius Domitius Aurelianus Augustus?
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A bit later. He ruled for 20 years.
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Pillar of the Community
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On that hint have to say
Caesar Gaius Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Augustus?
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That's the one Diocletian 284-305 AD IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG IOVI CONSERVATI AVGG XX wreath II star over emperors forehead RIC 166 Rome mint  
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Aug Max, are you going to post a coin?
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Sorry I will not be able to post until later tonight
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OK, it's slow around here today anyway.
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Just got back from a two mile run , will post a pic. in a little while
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"The Glory that was Greece and the Grandeur that was Rome" Rather simple coin. Bonus points if you can id who wrote the awesome lines above. 
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Another one of those "you seen one, you seen all" LRBs. Even though one guess is as good as another, I'll try
Gratian?
Btw, easy to google for those lines - try more eclectic poetry.
Edited by Medieval 01/08/2015 8:49 pm
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