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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 3143221, member: 84744&quot;]Here&#039;s my Severina, 6th officina:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]803857[/ATTACH] </p><p>You note in your description that the object Venus is holding is obscure.&nbsp; To me it looks like a sphere on top of a tripod, cone, or pyramid. Apparently there may be some connection to the sun (and of course Sol features prominently on Aurelian&#039;s coinage).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Let me try to extend that a bit more... Grierson argues (cogently) that the term &quot;denarius&quot; was used for the first Frankish (Merovingian) silver coinage from the late seventh and early 8th century, valued at 12 to the &quot;solidus.&quot; This morphed into the later French term &quot;denier,&quot; and English term &quot;penny.&quot;&nbsp; Here&#039;s my example, from the early 8th century, Catullacum/St. Denis mint:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]803858[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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