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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;princeofwaldo, post: 3664402, member: 24091&quot;]AV as in AU.&nbsp; V was used in Latin for both V and U.&nbsp; And so by saying AV, it is an archaic way of saying AU.&nbsp; AU is the periodic table abbreviation for the mineral gold.&nbsp; Hence, a gold coin in this case.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>AV means it&#039;s made of gold.&nbsp; Usually don&#039;t see that term used in modern coinage, more of an ancients thing.&nbsp; Modern as in anything struck since about 1600.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>They didn&#039;t use it in the lot description for this coin:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-J6DNF/italy-naples-sicily-6-ducati-1776-bpcc-c-ferdinand-iv-pcgs-ms-63-gold-shield" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-J6DNF/italy-naples-sicily-6-ducati-1776-bpcc-c-ferdinand-iv-pcgs-ms-63-gold-shield" rel="nofollow">https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-J6DNF/italy-naples-sicily-6-ducati-1776-bpcc-c-ferdinand-iv-pcgs-ms-63-gold-shield</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>But they sure did for this ancient one:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-J5XI1/tiberius-ad-14-37-av-aureus-777-gms-lugdunum-mint-ad-15-18-ngc-ch-au-strike-55-surface-55" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-J5XI1/tiberius-ad-14-37-av-aureus-777-gms-lugdunum-mint-ad-15-18-ngc-ch-au-strike-55-surface-55" rel="nofollow">https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-J5XI1/tiberius-ad-14-37-av-aureus-777-gms-lugdunum-mint-ad-15-18-ngc-ch-au-strike-55-surface-55</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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