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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3664357, member: 75937"]Interesting story behind that coin! Thanks for the informative write-up, [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER] ! Here's a couple from my collection featuring captives being humiliated.</p><p><br /></p><p>Aurelian:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/aurelian-oriens-avg-antoninianus-jpg.793088/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Aurelian AD 270-275. </p><p>Roman silvered billon Antoninianus, 3.60 gm, 21.7 mm, 6 h. </p><p>Rome mint, officina 9, issue 11, early – September AD 275. </p><p>Obv: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust, right. </p><p>Rev: ORIE-N-S AVG, Sol walking r., holding olive branch in r. hand and bow in l. hand, l. foot resting on a captive in oriental dress kneeling on the ground to r., head turned l., r. hand raised; * in left field, XXIR in exergue. </p><p>Refs: RIC 64; MER/RIC temp 1834; RCV 11569; Hunter 23; Cohen 159; La Venera 1321-32.</p><p><br /></p><p>Licinius I: </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/licinius-i-iovi-conservatori-follis-antioch-jpg.706675/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Licinius I, AD 308-324 </p><p>Roman billon follis </p><p>Antioch, AD 321-323 </p><p>Obv: IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right </p><p>Rev: IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe and eagle-tipped scepter, another eagle to feet to left, captive seated on ground to right; X/IIΓ in field, right; SMANTS in exergue. </p><p>Refs: RIC vii, p. 682, 35; Cohen 74; RCV 15225.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3664357, member: 75937"]Interesting story behind that coin! Thanks for the informative write-up, [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER] ! Here's a couple from my collection featuring captives being humiliated. Aurelian: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/aurelian-oriens-avg-antoninianus-jpg.793088/[/IMG] Aurelian AD 270-275. Roman silvered billon Antoninianus, 3.60 gm, 21.7 mm, 6 h. Rome mint, officina 9, issue 11, early – September AD 275. Obv: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust, right. Rev: ORIE-N-S AVG, Sol walking r., holding olive branch in r. hand and bow in l. hand, l. foot resting on a captive in oriental dress kneeling on the ground to r., head turned l., r. hand raised; * in left field, XXIR in exergue. Refs: RIC 64; MER/RIC temp 1834; RCV 11569; Hunter 23; Cohen 159; La Venera 1321-32. Licinius I: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/licinius-i-iovi-conservatori-follis-antioch-jpg.706675/[/IMG] Licinius I, AD 308-324 Roman billon follis Antioch, AD 321-323 Obv: IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right Rev: IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe and eagle-tipped scepter, another eagle to feet to left, captive seated on ground to right; X/IIΓ in field, right; SMANTS in exergue. Refs: RIC vii, p. 682, 35; Cohen 74; RCV 15225.[/QUOTE]
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