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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 6346659, member: 86498&quot;]Aurelian Billon &quot;Aurelianus&quot; Serdica Mint 274-275 AD Obv Bust right radiate cuirassed right. Referred to as &quot;Invictus&quot; Rv. Female presenting wreath to Emperor. RIC 310 Estiot 1049 4.24 grms 21 mm Photo by W. Hansen</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1251431[/ATTACH]The coinage reform of Aurelian was an effort to restore the silver coinage to something which resembled the earlier silver Antoninianus at least in size and in overall appearance though unfortunately not in the percentage of silver. This coinage more or less survived until the much more extensive reforms carried out by Diocletian. The radiate fractions minted after this reform appear to have trace or no silver content at all so it is unlikely that they were a continuation of the Aurelianus unless that coin was severely reduced in value against the follis.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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