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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 25468149, member: 31620&quot;]I have obtained a couple of items relevant to this thread over the years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Denarii of Aurelian and Severina do turn up very regularly and are relatively inexpensive. They are harder to obtain in good grade and there are some scarcer variations too...</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Aurelian, denarius</b></p><p>Obv:– IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, Laureate, cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:– VICTORIA AVG, Victory walking left, holding wreath and palm.</p><p>Minted in Rome, (B _ //VSV). Allocated by Estiot to Emission 10 dating to end A.D. 274.</p><p>Reference:– Paris-185, Gobl-135f2 (9 spec.), RIC-71, C-250 (Elberling, 6 Fr.).</p><p>Virtually fully silvered , a good strike, well centred and not showing much evidence of wear.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/normal_RI_125aa_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Severina, denarius</b></p><p>Obv:– SEVERINA AVG, Diademed and draped bust right</p><p>Rev:– VENVS FELIX, Venus standing left, holding Cupid and scepter</p><p>Minted in Rome (_ | G / VSV). Emission 10. end A.D. 274</p><p>Reference:– La Venera 1103-1104. Estiot 187. RIC 6</p><p><br /></p><p>Weight 2.72g. 18.97mm</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/normal_RI_126d_img~0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>The following coin of Diocletian is occasionally referred to as a denarius but is also referred to as a quinarius and an Ae fraction.... It is in poor condition but I bought it as I was curious to handle one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Diocletian - AE Fraction</p><p>Obv:- DIOCLETI-ANVS AVG, laureate head right</p><p>Rev:- VTILITAS PVBLICA, Utilitas standing facing, head left, hands in drapery.</p><p>Minted in Rome (T in exergue). A.D. 294 - 295</p><p>Reference:- RIC VI Rome 48 (Rated R2).</p><p><br /></p><p>1.43 gms. 16.68 mm</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_141cq_obv.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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