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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;seth77, post: 2185928, member: 56653&quot;]Very interesting coins. Although one could wonder what would&#039;ve been the point of minting Ases by that time. Were they - like Doug Smith said - special donatives from the emperor? Were they available to the public?</p><p>Aurelian&#039;s seem to have been minted in larger numbers and were probably legal tender available to all public use. Also, Aurelian minted large numbers of Denarii, both denominations becoming rare to very rare after his reign. So was this tradition that was reinstated by Aurelian carried by the ones coming after him or did these denominations become obsolete, to be minted only in small numbers and for specific occasions? Their rarity would suggest the latter.</p><p>The Carus and Carinus Ases are both great pieces, and their reign was also known for producing these &quot;irregular&quot; denominations like quinarii and double-aureliani.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is another Aurelian 31mm, 8.22g from a Swiss dealer:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]423950[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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