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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Julius Germanicus, post: 7926170, member: 80783&quot;]Here are a scarce Antoninianus and a very rare Sestertius of Aemilianus.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ironically the short-lived emperor could neither provide the peace nor the 10 years of rule he promoted on the respective reverses:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1369626[/ATTACH]</p><p>IMP AEMILIANVS PIVS FEL AVG - Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Aemilianus right with his right shoulder advanced</p><p>PACI AVG - Pax standing facing, head left, legs crossed, holing olive-branch and transverse scepter and resting on column</p><p>Antoninianus, Rome August - October 253</p><p>RIC 8, RSC 26, Hunter 13, Sear 9838</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1369624[/ATTACH]</p><p>IMP CAES AEMILIANVS P F AVG - laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right /</p><p>VOTIS DECENNALIBVS SC in four lines within laurel wreath</p><p>Orichalcum Sestertius, Rome mint, struck ca. August 253 AD</p><p>29mm / 11,28 g</p><p>RIC IV 54a (RRR), Cohen 67, Hunter 25, Sear 9862, Banti 18 (same obverse die)</p><p><br /></p><p>Why is it that roman mint bronzes of Aemilianus are outnumbered by the products of Viminacium and other provincial mints?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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