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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 8193842, member: 97383&quot;]Donna, Thanks for posting the handsome Diocletian/Sarmatian argenteus <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. I wouldn&#039;t be concerned about the dark spots on the obverse, the coin has a good natural look. Thankfully no one tried to remove the spots <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />! The reverse shows more die wear but the inscription is clear &amp; easy to read. The Sarmatians were a warlike group with blood ties to the Scythians, so it&#039;s no surprise to learn that they fought with their enemies for money. Everybody needs a good paying job <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. The origin of the words <b>argenteus</b> &amp; <b>antoninianus</b> is a good question <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. I believe there is valid support for the word argenteus being ancient although I have no printed info at my fingertips to post. The word antoninianus, on the other hand, seems to be an invention by numismatists from the 19th century, copying the word from Caracalla&#039;s name. I have had coins with the strange spelling that <b>dltsrq </b>pointed out (<b>Aurelianianus</b>). As far as I know David Vagi is the only person using that spelling.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1435057[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I do like the label <b>double denarius</b> instead of <b>antoninianus</b>, since it probably best describes the actual value of the coin <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1435064[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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