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Valued Member
Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska)
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Aurelian, AE Antoninianus, AD 270-275. Antoninianus. Rome mint (I guess). IMP AVRELIANVS AVG / ORIENS AVG, Sol walking right, holding laurel branch and bow, treading down an enemy. Mintmark XXIR. I am not sure about letter in left field (maybe T?). And what is grade and value of coin?   Thanks for help! |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Condition good Very Fine, the strike a bit weak in the centre of the reverse.
The bronze coins of Aurelian are relatively common.
VCOINS have similar coins for sale in similar condition for around $50.
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Moderator
 United States
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VF, nice looking coin $50 sounds about right.
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Valued Member
Australia
205 Posts |
Nice coin.
Agree it is good Very Fine.
The mark in the left field looks to me to be Gamma; (gamma).
Peter
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Valued Member
 Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska)
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Pillar of the Community
 Spain
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 Rome mint: 6th emission, struck circa A.D. 274/275, 3rd officina. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG Radiate and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: ORIENS AVG Sol walking right, holding laurel-branch and bow, with left foot treading down on enemy to right. Mint-mark in field: Gamma; Mint-mark in exergue: XXIR RIC V 64...Cohen 159 This one is on Mashops @ 30,00 euros...Yours is much much nicer.  Thanks for sharing. Saludos Paul |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Mint-mark in field: Gamma; Paul, forgive my asking, but to what does the "#915" refer? The mark is a Greek letter gamma for the third officina, but you already noted the officina. I assume it is a reference number for something? |
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Pillar of the Community
Spain
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Sorry...I don't know where #915 came from?
On my records that I copied over its a gamma.
Strangely I notice that greekandromancoins has
the same #915 with gamma in brackets?
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Moderator
United States
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what does the "#915" refer? Usually these things pop up on CCF when non-English letters are used. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Valued Member
Australia
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It looks like we both the same thing - post the gamma into our posts but the forum software did not recognise it.
I think is important for this forum to be able to handle the greek alphabet....
Peter
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