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<p>[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 3791063, member: 82549"]And yet, there are many examples of silvered antoninianii that still retain their original silvering. Considering how thin this original silver wash was, it's pretty darn close to an RD state of preservation.</p><p><img src="http://feltemp.com/Images/Warriors/Aurelian.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><u>Aurelian</u></p><p><i>Augustus, A.D. 270-275</i></p><p>Billon Antoninianus</p><p>Cyzicus mint</p><p>Obv: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG</p><p>Rev: ORIENS AVG - Sol, standing left, raising right hand and holding globe in left; captive at feet</p><p>XXL in exergue</p><p>RIC 360</p><p>22mm, 3.8g.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://feltemp.com/Images/Restoration/Diocletian.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><u>Diocletian</u></p><p><i>Augustus A.D. 284-305</i></p><p>Bronze Nummus</p><p>Treir mint, A.D. 301-305</p><p>Obv: IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG</p><p>Rev: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI - Genius, modius on head, naked but for chlamys hanging from shoulder, holding patera and cornucopiae</p><p>PTR in exergue; S in left field, F in right</p><p>RIC 582a</p><p>26mm, 7.7g.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 3791063, member: 82549"]And yet, there are many examples of silvered antoninianii that still retain their original silvering. Considering how thin this original silver wash was, it's pretty darn close to an RD state of preservation. [IMG]http://feltemp.com/Images/Warriors/Aurelian.JPG[/IMG] [U]Aurelian[/U] [I]Augustus, A.D. 270-275[/I] Billon Antoninianus Cyzicus mint Obv: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG Rev: ORIENS AVG - Sol, standing left, raising right hand and holding globe in left; captive at feet XXL in exergue RIC 360 22mm, 3.8g. [IMG]http://feltemp.com/Images/Restoration/Diocletian.jpg[/IMG] [U]Diocletian[/U] [I]Augustus A.D. 284-305[/I] Bronze Nummus Treir mint, A.D. 301-305 Obv: IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG Rev: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI - Genius, modius on head, naked but for chlamys hanging from shoulder, holding patera and cornucopiae PTR in exergue; S in left field, F in right RIC 582a 26mm, 7.7g.[/QUOTE]
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