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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 4124539, member: 84744&quot;]I like the theory that the Q means a number.&nbsp; Not so sure about 5, could be 4 as well.&nbsp; (Note that they don&#039;t all show 5 oars, far from it!)&nbsp; It could also correspond to 4 or 5 denarii which would be a rather less drastic (and more likely to be successful) reform.&nbsp; One significant problem for the theory is that Allectus also produced antoninianii.&nbsp; If you&#039;re suggesting there was an attempt to demonetize the antoninianii and replace them with the Q-radiates, the hoard data doesn&#039;t seem to support this as far as I know.&nbsp; That is, the Q-radiates are found alongside antoninianii in hoards - it doesn&#039;t seem that people held on to their ants when the new denomination came out.&nbsp; The generally good average condition of surviving examples doesn&#039;t tell us much about the reform&#039;s success since his defeat would have sunk the new coinage either way.&nbsp; (&quot;Sunk.&quot; Heh heh.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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