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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 2773651, member: 75937&quot;]This arrived today, ex- [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] via [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] . Post anything you consider relevant. </p><p><br /></p><p>Gratian trivia: Although used in the obverse legend of this coin, Gratian was the first emperor to drop <i>pontifex maximus</i> from his titulature, for he perceived it as a relic of the pagan age.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]640135[/ATTACH] </p><p>Gratian, AD 379-383 </p><p>Roman AE maiorina (AE2); 22.6 mm, 5.87 gm, 8:00</p><p>Siscia, AD 378-383</p><p>Obv: D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG, Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust, right</p><p>Rev: REPARATIO REIPVB, Gratian standing front, head left,</p><p>raising kneeling female on left, and holding Victory on a globe; in exergue, BSISC•</p><p>Refs: RIC 26a4; LRBC 1519; Cohen 30; RCV 20008[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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