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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 1952978, member: 57495&quot;]Next up is my first Vetranio.&nbsp; Only two mints - Siscia and Thessalonica - struck coins for Vetranio during the 10 months that he held the title before surrendering it to Constantius II.&nbsp; The coins from Thessalonica are a fair bit scarcer than the ones from Siscia.&nbsp; Here, Vetranio had two officinae strike coins bearing his own name, with the other three continuing to put out Fallen Horseman coins bearing Constantius&#039;s.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This issue is considered rare, and this particular coin a little rarer still as a result of an engraving error that renders Vetranio&#039;s name VERTAN-IO.&nbsp; Because I&#039;m not that savvy, I paid to have the error pointed out to me in the auction description.&nbsp; In spite of the mispelling, I still happily consider my Vetranio box checked <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Please post your Vetranios!</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]342651[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>VETRANIO</b></p><p>AE2. 4.93g, 24mm</p><p>Thessalonica mint, 350 AD.</p><p>RIC VIII 126 var. (obv. legend); Hirsch 258, lot 2707; CNG inv. no. 161220.</p><p>O: D N VERTAN-IO (sic!) P F AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>R: VIRTVS EXERCITVM, Emperor standing left, wearing military attire, holding labarum and shield; mintmark TSA.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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