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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 3524875, member: 98035"]The OP coin I am pretty sure is just a Quintillus coin with the legend changed and hair curls removed:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/quintillus/RIC_0022_XII_right.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/quintillus/RIC_0022_XII_right.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/quintillus/RIC_0022_XII_right.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Which of course is just a Claudius II with hair curls added:</p><p><a href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/claudius_II/Cunetio_2234_RIC_056v.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/claudius_II/Cunetio_2234_RIC_056v.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/claudius_II/Cunetio_2234_RIC_056v.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Other coins that are likely attributed to Felicissimus or his runaway mint workers:</p><p><br /></p><p>Rome-mint mule errors are extraordinarily common; this one is a DIVO CLAVDIO obverse with a Quintillus or Aurelian reverse</p><p>[ATTACH=full]936362[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is, IMO a top contender for a post-revolt barbarous coin - exceptionally nice portraiture for an irregular issue, but on such a reduced flan that no legend is visible at all. The eagle is tough to discern, too</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]936364[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 3524875, member: 98035"]The OP coin I am pretty sure is just a Quintillus coin with the legend changed and hair curls removed: [url]http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/quintillus/RIC_0022_XII_right.jpg[/url] Which of course is just a Claudius II with hair curls added: [url]http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/claudius_II/Cunetio_2234_RIC_056v.jpg[/url] Other coins that are likely attributed to Felicissimus or his runaway mint workers: Rome-mint mule errors are extraordinarily common; this one is a DIVO CLAVDIO obverse with a Quintillus or Aurelian reverse [ATTACH=full]936362[/ATTACH] Here is, IMO a top contender for a post-revolt barbarous coin - exceptionally nice portraiture for an irregular issue, but on such a reduced flan that no legend is visible at all. The eagle is tough to discern, too [ATTACH=full]936364[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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