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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 5174328, member: 96898&quot;]Vulcan is tough to find on Roman coins, and the only Vulcan type not exceedingly rare is usually sloppily produced: </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1211461[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Valerian I, Roman Empire, AR antoninianus, 258 AD, Lugdunum mint. Obv: Obv: VALERIANVS P F AVG; bust of Valerian I, radiate, draped, l. Rev: DEO VOLKANO; Vulcan, draped, wearing pilos, standing l. in temple, holding hammer in r. hand and pincers in l. hand; at his feet l., anvil. 22mm, 3.16g. Ref: RIC V Valerian 5.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3"><font size="4"><b>Next: a better portrait of Valerian I</b></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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