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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Victor_Clark, post: 2584917, member: 10613&quot;]Vabalathus struck these coins, but recognized that Aurelian was senior, that is why the legend for Aurelian ends with AVG; while Vabalathus merely takes the title of Imperator, which is the I in VCRIMDR of his legend. RIC states that &quot;The coin would appear to have been struck rather as an admission of vassalage to an emperor whose great power must have been felt by the eastern ruler to be menacing, and issued rather as a peace offering than as an insult.&quot; RIC Vi pg 260</p><p><br /></p><p>The side with Vabalathus might actually be the obverse, as the side with Aurelian has the workshop under his bust. RIC points out though, that mint marks on the obverse were not unknown at Antioch and Aurelian is recognized through the use of AVG as senior.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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