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<p>[QUOTE="Julius Germanicus, post: 5126294, member: 80783"]My first and only Aureus is also a plated and holed imitation:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1202921[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>IIII-IT — IIIIII - laureate and cuirassed bust of Diocletian or Maximian left.</p><p>II — IISIII (the S reversed) - helmeted Roma seated left on throne with X beneath seat, holding Victory on extended right hand and resting on sceptre held in left.</p><p>Aureus (gold plated over base metal core), irregular mint in western Ukraine, Chernyakhov culture, ca. 300-310 aD</p><p>19,83 mm / 2,56 gr. / pierced in antiquity</p><p>Oleg Anohin "Counterfeiting among barbarian tribes in the territory of modern Ukraine and Moldova. Catalog of barbaric imitations" (2015), Nr.87 (this coin illustrated); for a specimen from the <i>same dies</i> but struck in gold, cf. Leu Numismatik, Auction 4 (25 May 2019), lot 819 (“The Aurum Barbarorum Collection”). </p><p>found in the Ternopil region, Ukraine, ex Savoca Numismatik 17th Blue auction (01.03.2019), lot 1894</p><p><br /></p><p>Our coins stand at the very beginning of Germanic coinage and were never intended for circulation. They were pierced right after being struck in western Ukraine to be worn as status symbols by Eastern Gothic warriors. These are always holed at the top of the portrait and were obviously gilt afterwards. Higher ranking chiefs received pure gold examples. They were most likely burried with their owners and so survive in substantial numbers.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can find a detailled discussion here:</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-gothic-four%C3%A9e-aureus-of-diocletian.334564/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-gothic-four%C3%A9e-aureus-of-diocletian.334564/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-gothic-fourée-aureus-of-diocletian.334564/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>An amazing collection of high quality specimens (including unholed and pure gold pieces) fetched high prices at Leu´s Aurum Barbarorum auction. You can trace different stages of barbarisation of the legends of your design which is called the "Probus Group A" of imitations.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is hardly possible to buy more interesting history for the price you paid. Congratulations![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Julius Germanicus, post: 5126294, member: 80783"]My first and only Aureus is also a plated and holed imitation: [ATTACH=full]1202921[/ATTACH] IIII-IT — IIIIII - laureate and cuirassed bust of Diocletian or Maximian left. II — IISIII (the S reversed) - helmeted Roma seated left on throne with X beneath seat, holding Victory on extended right hand and resting on sceptre held in left. Aureus (gold plated over base metal core), irregular mint in western Ukraine, Chernyakhov culture, ca. 300-310 aD 19,83 mm / 2,56 gr. / pierced in antiquity Oleg Anohin "Counterfeiting among barbarian tribes in the territory of modern Ukraine and Moldova. Catalog of barbaric imitations" (2015), Nr.87 (this coin illustrated); for a specimen from the [I]same dies[/I] but struck in gold, cf. Leu Numismatik, Auction 4 (25 May 2019), lot 819 (“The Aurum Barbarorum Collection”). found in the Ternopil region, Ukraine, ex Savoca Numismatik 17th Blue auction (01.03.2019), lot 1894 Our coins stand at the very beginning of Germanic coinage and were never intended for circulation. They were pierced right after being struck in western Ukraine to be worn as status symbols by Eastern Gothic warriors. These are always holed at the top of the portrait and were obviously gilt afterwards. Higher ranking chiefs received pure gold examples. They were most likely burried with their owners and so survive in substantial numbers. You can find a detailled discussion here: [URL]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-gothic-four%C3%A9e-aureus-of-diocletian.334564/[/URL] An amazing collection of high quality specimens (including unholed and pure gold pieces) fetched high prices at Leu´s Aurum Barbarorum auction. You can trace different stages of barbarisation of the legends of your design which is called the "Probus Group A" of imitations. It is hardly possible to buy more interesting history for the price you paid. Congratulations![/QUOTE]
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