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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 7514460, member: 86498&quot;]Aurelian Bil Aurelianus Serdica 274-275 AD. Obv, Bust right radiate cuirassed right. Rv. Female presenting wreath to emperor. RIC 310 Estiot 1049 4.24 grms 21 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1298225[/ATTACH]This coin features the INVICTVS obverse legend. This is I believe the first time this has been used on the obverse of a Roman coin. It is unusual though perhaps a sign of the times that after such a rough period of time that the empire which may have been near the brink of disintegration managed to pull itself together. It is interesting that years ago in a book given to me featuring stories from &quot;Ripley&#039;s believe it or Not&quot; Aurelian was credited with slaying over a hundred men in single combat. If that is true this image is probably fairly close to the mark. The image is of an iron hard warrior with the cold expressionless eyes of a killer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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