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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bing, post: 2212428, member: 44132&quot;]Here is a coin I purchased off one of our fellow CT members.&nbsp; It arrived today and I couldn&#039;t be happier with it.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]432318[/ATTACH]</p><p>AURELIAN</p><p>Pre-reform Antoninianus (AE20)</p><p>OBVERSE:&nbsp; IMP AVRELIANVS AVG; radiate, cuirassed bust right</p><p>REVERSE: ROMAE AETERNAE; Emperor togate stg. r., receiving Victory from Roma std. l. on shield holding a long sceptre (or a spear) in l. hand, EXE: Q</p><p>Struck at 4th officina, Milan mint, autumn 271 – autumn 272AD</p><p>3.80g, 20mm</p><p>RIC V-1 142</p><p>EX. Marc Walter, Vienna, Austria</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Lucius Domitius Aurelianus Augustus</b>(9 September 214 or 215 – September or October 275); Roman Emperor from 270 to 275. </p><p><br /></p><p>Born in humble circumstances, he rose through military ranks to become emperor. During his reign, he defeated the Alamanni after a devastating war. He also defeated the Goths, Vandals, Juthungi, Sarmatians, and Carpi. Aurelian restored the Empire&#039;s eastern provinces after his conquest of the Palmyrene Empire in 273. The following year he conquered the Gallic Empire in the west, reuniting the Empire in its entirety. He was also responsible for the construction of the Aurelian Walls in Rome, and the abandonment of the province of Dacia.</p><p><br /></p><p>His successes were instrumental in ending the Roman Empire&#039;s Crisis of the Third Century, earning him the title Restitutor Orbis or &#039;Restorer of the World&#039;. Although Domitian was the first emperor who had demanded to be officially hailed as dominus et deus (master and god), these titles never occurred in written form on official documents until the reign of Aurelian.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Romans conquered much of the known world and many powerful enemies in the process. At the height of their power, it seemed they were unstoppable and that the Empire would last for eternity. Eventually they placed the legends &quot;ROMAE AETERNAE&quot; on their coinage. This legends translates into &quot;Eternal Rome&quot;. These coins usually depict the goddess Roma with a Spear and a victory in her hand as well as a shield beside or beneath her. These icons were symbols of Roma&#039;s might. Spear for the strength of the Roman army and the phalanx.&nbsp; Shield also representing might, but also the sense that one was safe under Roman rule. The victory of course represents the victories over Rome&#039;s enemies.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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