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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 8263885, member: 110350&quot;]Great coins, everyone! I have very little from this period myself:</p><p><br /></p><p>Claudius II Gothicus, potin Tetradrachm, 269/270 AD (Year 2), Alexandria, Egypt mint. Obv. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, AVT K KΛA - VΔIOC CEB / Rev. Eagle standing left, head right, holding wreath in beak, L-B (Year 2) across fields. Emmett 3879.2, Milne 4248 at p. 101 [Milne, J.G., <i>Catalogue of Alexandrian Coins </i>(Oxford 1933, reprint with supplement by Colin M. Kraay, 1971)], Dattari 5412. 20 mm., 9.28 g, 12 h.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1457822[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Claudius II Gothicus, billon/AE Antoninianus, 269 AD, Obv. Radiate bust right, draped and cuirassed, IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG/ Rev. Mars, naked, advancing r., carrying spear &amp; trophy, VIRTVS AVG P. In exergue: Officina mark P ( = 1). RIC V-1 172, Sear RCV III 11385.&nbsp; 17 mm., 3.18 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1457827[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Aurelian, silvered AE Antoninianus, 274-75 AD, Cyzicus Mint. Obv. Radiate cuirassed bust right, IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG/ Rev. Female personification (Victory?) [wings not clear] standing. right presents wreath to Aurelian standing left, RESTITVTOR ORBIS. In exergue: A C (Officina 1). RIC V-1 368, Cohen 210, Sear RCV III 11592.&nbsp; 24.15 mm., 3.68 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1457823[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Severina (wife of Aurelian), billon Denarius, issue 11, early-Sep 275 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Diademed, draped bust right, SEVERINA AVG / Rev. Venus Felix stdg. left holding apple(?) &amp; sceptre, VENVS FELIX. In exergue: Γ [gamma] (Rome, Officina 3).&nbsp; RIC V-1 6, Cohen 14, Sear RCV III 11709; MER/RIC [<i>Monnaies de l’Empire Romain/Roman Imperial </i>Coinage] 1857 (temp.) (see <a href="http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/coin/1857" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/coin/1857" rel="nofollow">http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/coin/1857</a>) .19 mm., 2.1 g.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1457825[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Vabalathus with Aurelian, billon Antoninianus, 270-272 AD, Antioch Mint. Obv. [to right] Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Vabalathus right, VABALATHVS V C R IM D R [<i>Vir Clarissimus, Rex, Imperator, Dux Romanorum</i> ] / Rev. [to left] Radiate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian right, Γ [gamma] (Antioch, Officina 3) below, IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG. RIC V-1 Aurelian 381, Sear RCV III 11718, Cohen 1.&nbsp; 21 mm., 3.43 g.*</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1457824[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>*Opinions differ as to which side is the obverse.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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