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<p>[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 4605895, member: 44316"]The radiate aureliani (antoniniani) of Diocletian, Maximian, Constantius, and Galerius originally had surface silvering. In many cases it is long gone and the coins look like copper. But, sometimes much or all of the silvering is still there.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1140944[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Maximian, 286-305, silvered. 23 mm. 3.90 grams.</p><p>IMP C M A VAL MAXIMIANVS P AVG</p><p>radiate head right</p><p>VICTORIA AVGG</p><p>Diocletian standing on right presenting Victory on globe to Maximian on left</p><p>XXI in exergue. No officina number in the field.</p><p>RIC V.II --, but similar to 586, of Siscia, which has an officina number in the middle field. Struck "291".</p><p>Sear IV 13179v.</p><p><br /></p><p>Show us some late Roman coins with surface-silvering![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 4605895, member: 44316"]The radiate aureliani (antoniniani) of Diocletian, Maximian, Constantius, and Galerius originally had surface silvering. In many cases it is long gone and the coins look like copper. But, sometimes much or all of the silvering is still there. [ATTACH=full]1140944[/ATTACH] Maximian, 286-305, silvered. 23 mm. 3.90 grams. IMP C M A VAL MAXIMIANVS P AVG radiate head right VICTORIA AVGG Diocletian standing on right presenting Victory on globe to Maximian on left XXI in exergue. No officina number in the field. RIC V.II --, but similar to 586, of Siscia, which has an officina number in the middle field. Struck "291". Sear IV 13179v. Show us some late Roman coins with surface-silvering![/QUOTE]
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