The finance minister must have been a real piece of work if he struck the new coin for his master and then overthrew him in such a short time.
Makes me wonder if this guy was the same as Domitianus who only made it through a 4 day reign about the same time. see your link http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1085124/posts
Sometimes they’d take new names upon “accession”
I though of that guy too when I saw this article.
Different guy. Great comment about Allectus though. That coin guy should have been drawn and, well, never mind...