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<p>[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 4701765, member: 82549"]My modest Vetranio:</p><p><img src="http://feltemp.com/Images/Dynasty/Vetranio.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>(Bronze) AE3</p><p>Thessalonica mint, A.D. 350</p><p>Obv: D N VETRAN-IO P F AVG</p><p>Rev: VIRTVS EXERCITVM - Emperor, standing, facing left, holding labarum (standard with Chi-Rho) and resting hand on shield</p><p>TESA in exergue</p><p>RIC 138</p><p>18x20mm, 1.4g</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A similar situation exists for Aureolus. I have seen many coins with the image and name of Postumus on the obverse listed as "minted by Aureolus." Wildwinds even has a page of them:</p><p><a href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/aureolus/t.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/aureolus/t.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/aureolus/t.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The big difference is that genuine coins of Vetranio actually exist and, with a little patience, are relatively easy to acquire. As far as I know, there are no uncontested coins in the name of Aureolus. Perhaps that's why so many collectors (myself included) are more willing to call a coin in the name of Postumus an "Aureolus."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 4701765, member: 82549"]My modest Vetranio: [IMG]http://feltemp.com/Images/Dynasty/Vetranio.JPG[/IMG] (Bronze) AE3 Thessalonica mint, A.D. 350 Obv: D N VETRAN-IO P F AVG Rev: VIRTVS EXERCITVM - Emperor, standing, facing left, holding labarum (standard with Chi-Rho) and resting hand on shield TESA in exergue RIC 138 18x20mm, 1.4g A similar situation exists for Aureolus. I have seen many coins with the image and name of Postumus on the obverse listed as "minted by Aureolus." Wildwinds even has a page of them: [URL]http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/aureolus/t.html[/URL] The big difference is that genuine coins of Vetranio actually exist and, with a little patience, are relatively easy to acquire. As far as I know, there are no uncontested coins in the name of Aureolus. Perhaps that's why so many collectors (myself included) are more willing to call a coin in the name of Postumus an "Aureolus."[/QUOTE]
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