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Numerian

Reece Period attributed: Period 14

Member of the Third Century Emperors dynasty.

Coins for this issuer were issued from 282 until 284.

Marcus Aurelius Numerianus was Carus’ younger son, born around 253. He was made Caesar when his father became emperor, though he was reportedly bookish and uninterested in ruling or warfare. Upon the suspicious death of Carus, Numerian was left in charge of the entire Persian campaign. After negotiating peace with the Persians, he headed back to Rome to confer with his brother Carinus. He never made it; Numerian died under suspicious circumstances, possibly poisoned.

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Wikipedia derived information

Numerian, was a Roman Emperor from 282 to 284 with his older brother Carinus.

They were sons of Carus, a general raised to the office of praetorian prefect under Emperor Probus in 282..

Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerian
This data is sourced from dbpedia, and as such should be treated with caution

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