Im building my collection nicely. Heres the coins in the currect collection, if anyone can think of any others, let me know. I may have missed pretty major points here.
Im going for all the Usurpers who did not eventually take the purple. I'm also including rebels, occasionally those who rebel against Usurpers to restore Roman rule. At the moment, I'm going for the Gallic Empire onwards, with a few earlier.
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red = On the lookout
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maroon = Unlikely to acquire
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Orange = Needs upgrading
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Green = Happy with the current example
THE PALMYRENE EMPIRE
VaballathusZenobiaTHE GALLIC EMPIRE
PostumusLaelianusAureolusMariusVictorinusTetricusDomitianus
Tetricus IITHE BRITANNIC EMPIRE
Carausius
Carausius for MaximianCarausius for Diocletian (missed one the other day)Allectus
Vetranio (also missed one the other day)
Vetranio for Constantius II
Constantius Gallus using design of Vetranio
NepotianusMagnentius**Poemenius** (working on it)Decentius****I currently have coins of Magnentius and Decentius which are adequate, but Poemenius is thought to have issued only the large Chi-rho folles - perhaps not even those - so id like to go for them.
ProcopiusMagnus Maximus
Flavius Victor
Johannes and other Really Late Usurpers
Zenonis
I think my Gallic empire set will not be progressing further than it currently is (Im looking out for a cheap postumus, my nicest bust for him is on a clipped flan, though it is a nice green colour).
I also need to sort a storage solution to keep the coins together, but easily viewable. Perhaps in airtites on stands, maybe an acrylic holder.
Pictures:
THE GALLIC EMPIRE:
From the top left: POSTVMVS, AVREOLVS for Postumus, MARIVS' bust on an antonianus of Victorinus, VICTORINVS, TETRICVS, TETRICVS II. Also not the gradient from green to bronze.
