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I Just learned that the word Orleans derives from it's old name Roman Aurelianum.
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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 6485477, member: 110350"]Aurelian, silvered AE Antoninianus, 274-75 AD, Cyzicus Mint. Obv. Radiate cuirassed bust right, IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG/ Rev. woman stdg. 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. 24.15 mm., 3.68 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1258993[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Vabalathus with Aurelian, billon Antoninianus, 270-272 AD, Antioch Mint. Obv. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Vabalathus right, VABALATHVS V C R IM D R [<i>Vir Clarissimus, Rex, Imperator, Dux Romanorum</i> ] / Rev. 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. 21 mm., 3.43 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1258996[/ATTACH] </p><p>(In my description -- although it's not reflected in the dealers's photo -- I have adopted the viewpoint that Vabalathus is on the obverse and Aurelian on the reverse, because the side with Aurelian is the one with the mintmark in the exergue.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 6485477, member: 110350"]Aurelian, silvered AE Antoninianus, 274-75 AD, Cyzicus Mint. Obv. Radiate cuirassed bust right, IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG/ Rev. woman stdg. 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. 24.15 mm., 3.68 g. [ATTACH=full]1258993[/ATTACH] Vabalathus with Aurelian, billon Antoninianus, 270-272 AD, Antioch Mint. Obv. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Vabalathus right, VABALATHVS V C R IM D R [[I]Vir Clarissimus, Rex, Imperator, Dux Romanorum[/I] ] / Rev. 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. 21 mm., 3.43 g. [ATTACH=full]1258996[/ATTACH] (In my description -- although it's not reflected in the dealers's photo -- I have adopted the viewpoint that Vabalathus is on the obverse and Aurelian on the reverse, because the side with Aurelian is the one with the mintmark in the exergue.)[/QUOTE]
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