[SunkenCiv]

The face of Sponsian, who was purged from history by experts in the 19th century. Researchers have now established that he was a lost Roman emperor

[lee martell]

You couldn’t possibly mean Al Gore, savior of the earth, ‘inventor’ of the net, Beau of Tipper.
When I return later, I’ll read more of the article and find out.

[BradyLS]

Which Presidents will history conveniently forget existed 2,000 years from now?

[Verginius Rufus]

Apparently no ancient literary source mentions him (at least by the name which appears on the coins, Sponsianus). There seems to be some doubt as to whether his bid for power was in the 240s (reign of Philip the Arab) or the 260s (reign of Gallienus).

Communist Romania used to produce a car called the Dacia (a knock-off of a Fiat). I saw one on display at the 1986 World's Fair in Vancouver, BC.

[P.O.E.]

Maybe those were tokens from Sponsonian’s Pizza and Pinball Arcade.

[DannyTN]

Sponsian’s rule was spontanious.

[Red Badger]

That does look like algore, doesn’t it?....................

[Red Badger]