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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 3792066, member: 57495&quot;]Congrats on your first Aurelian, [USER=41219]@furryfrog02[/USER], but I think I have to strike the discordant note here and say that I think Aurelian really turned up the dial on numismatic boringness when he whipped the mints into shape.&nbsp; I&#039;ve tried, but I just really have trouble getting excited about most of his post-reform coinage. Give me the loosey-goosey ways of Claudius II any day, when they just let Kevin be Kevin! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1013148[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>CLAUDIUS II</b></p><p>AE Antoninianus. Double struck on obverse. 2.87g, 20.7mm. Siscia mint, end AD 269 - early AD 270. New RIC V/1 Online temp #746. O: IMP CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right. R: PAX AVG, Pax standing left, holding olive branch and long transverse sceptre.</p><p><i>Ex Finn Johannessen Collection (purchased from Ancient Treasures, 30 Oct 2004)</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>Yup, the only good Aurelian for me is an Aurelian on a key ring...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1013150[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Just kidding about the key ring part. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Here&#039;s my Aurelian as, which I&#039;m genuinely fond of...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1013160[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>AURELIAN</b></p><p>AE As. 7.1g, 24.5mm. Rome mint, Jan-Sep AD 275. RIC 80; Sear 11646; C 35; New RIC V online temp #1878. O: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right. R: CONCORDIA AVG, Aurelian and Severina clasping hands, radiate bust of Sol between them; Δ in exergue.</p><p><i>Ex CNG E-340 (12 Jun 2013), lot 388</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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