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<p>[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 3308119, member: 82549"]<i>"It looks like you can get a quality XXI Aurelian for a decent price, like this one:"</i></p><p><br /></p><p>The coin pictured above is Probus. But yes, you can find very nice examples of coins of Probus and Aurelian at reasonable prices. This denomination is usually called the antoninianus, sometimes called a double denarius. These are from the late 3rd century.</p><p><br /></p><p>The centenionalis, also called the AE2, (AE for bronze, 2 for 1/2-sized module; there are also AE1s, AE3s and AE4s), is from the mid 4th century. There are also many fines examples of this type available, also at very reasonable prices.</p><p><img src="http://feltemp.com/Images/Dynasty/Constans.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><u>Constans</u></p><p><i>Caesar, A.D. 333-337</i></p><p><i>Augustus, A.D. 337-350</i></p><p>(Bronze) AE2</p><p>Siscia mint, A.D. 348-359 (2nd series)</p><p>Obv: D N CONSTA-NS P F AVGA behind obverse bust</p><p>Rev: FEL TEMP RE-PARTIO - Soldier spearing fallen enemy horseman</p><p>[dot]ASIS[dot] in exergue; A in left field</p><p>RIC 254</p><p>24mm, 5.1g.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 3308119, member: 82549"][I]"It looks like you can get a quality XXI Aurelian for a decent price, like this one:"[/I] The coin pictured above is Probus. But yes, you can find very nice examples of coins of Probus and Aurelian at reasonable prices. This denomination is usually called the antoninianus, sometimes called a double denarius. These are from the late 3rd century. The centenionalis, also called the AE2, (AE for bronze, 2 for 1/2-sized module; there are also AE1s, AE3s and AE4s), is from the mid 4th century. There are also many fines examples of this type available, also at very reasonable prices. [IMG]http://feltemp.com/Images/Dynasty/Constans.jpg[/IMG] [U]Constans[/U] [I]Caesar, A.D. 333-337 Augustus, A.D. 337-350[/I] (Bronze) AE2 Siscia mint, A.D. 348-359 (2nd series) Obv: D N CONSTA-NS P F AVGA behind obverse bust Rev: FEL TEMP RE-PARTIO - Soldier spearing fallen enemy horseman [dot]ASIS[dot] in exergue; A in left field RIC 254 24mm, 5.1g.[/QUOTE]
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