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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;seth77, post: 2271348, member: 56653&quot;]This one was sold by a reputed European dealer and is quite an extraordinary coin:</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5"><b> AURELIAN AE25x22mm 3.27g pre-reform Antoninian (aVF, silvering, wear, small area with soft strike)</b></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p>AV: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG; radiate, cuirassed and draped with paludamentum, holding Victory on globe in right hand and eagle-handled pugio on left forearm half-length bust l.</p><p><br /></p><p>REV: CONCORDIA MILITVM; Emperor togate stg. r., clasping the hand of Concordia stg. l.</p><p><br /></p><p>EXE: *T</p><p><br /></p><p>REF: LV 7428-33, RIC V-1 218corr. <a href="http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/coin/2201" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/coin/2201" rel="nofollow">RIC Temp #2201</a>, <b>21 specs recorded from 3 obverse dies</b>, <b>obverse die-match with <a href="http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/coinview/2201/247178833?ancre=type-specimen" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/coinview/2201/247178833?ancre=type-specimen" rel="nofollow">LV 7428</a></b>, 3rd officina at Siscia mint, <b>autumn 272-early 274AD</b>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Exceptional bust type, <b>this half-length majestic depiction is somewhat singular in the iconography of Aurelian</b>, issued in the period of his greatest military feats - defeating the Palmyrene Revolt, acquiring Gaul and unifying the &quot;Secessionist Empire&quot; that had been lost since 260 with Rome again, <b>this scarce issue seems to be a special celebratory issue at the height of Aurelianus&#039;s glory.</b> There are <b>only 3 obverse dies recorded</b>, this spec is die match with LV 7428-9. Another interesting fact is that <b>Siscia is the only mint to use this bust type for Aurelian and that might also be a sign about the importance of Siscia.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]452595[/ATTACH]</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Image courtesy of dealer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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