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Britannic Empire
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Carausian revolt.
Britannic Empire
Having warded off a threat to his power, Carausius began to entertain visions of legitimacy and official recognition. He minted his own coins and aligned their value with Roman issues, while acknowledging and honouring Maximian and then Diocletian. This suggests he would have been willing to participate in a rapprochement if the others had agreed. He appears to have appealed to native British dissatisfaction with Roman rule: he issued coins with legends such as Restitutor Britanniae (Restorer of Britain) and Genius Britanniae (Spirit of Britain). Previously, Britain had been part of the Gallic Empire established by Postumus in 260, which had also included Gaul and Hispania and had only been restored by Aurelian in 274. A milestone from Carlisle bearing his name suggests that the whole of Roman Britain was in Carausius' grasp.