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wow => thanks for the link, DVC ... now I can pour myself a couple of glasses of wine, put-on my Roman helmet and then watch the video-versions of these retro-battles! ... geeesh, maybe I can even talk Daisy, my wife, into being the captured slave-girl? ... man, it gets better the more I think about it! hahaha  Happy Easter, Everybody ... or at least "Happy Good Friday Eve" (thanks) Edited by stevex6
04/05/2012 8:21 pm
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Perhaps if you are interested in mintmarks it would be good to start a new thread and let this one go to the other subjects. Re: AXXI, the A is just one system of shop numbering using Greek letters (A=1 in Greek). The same thing might use a P for Primus. The XXI might be translated into Greek and read KA. There is no mint city starting with I so that is out but Ticinum did not see the need to use XXI as 20:1 but just did XX meaning 20 parts alloy. Unfortunately they have some coins reading TXXT where the last T is for Ticinum but the first is Tertia or third shop. We know which T is which because that first T is sometimes replaced with a P primus or a S secundus. That is why I linked to the XXI and officina articles; it is a lot to cram in one little CCF post. |
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thanks dougsmit ... yah, I did actually reference your link to try and determine the AXXI, but that last "I" merely had me a bit baffled (but I will take your advice and I'll try to keep my mintmark-questions in my head for a future post) ... oh, and thanks again for your input!  |
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DAY #6 => COIN #25Aurelian. Æ Silvered Antoninianus, 272-274 AD. Cyzicus mint. OBV: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate cuirassed bust right. REV: RESTITVTOR ORBIS, woman standing right, presenting wreath to Aurelian standing opposite, A in ex. Composition: Æ Silvered weight: 3.70 gm. diameter: 22 mm   => please add your comments on this coin and your comments regarding Aurelian and/or any Roman shenanigans that were going-on during this time ... thanks again
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This is another nice coin save for the flan crack which is common in this period. I always like the shared OR on the reverse.
Due to a visit with relatives my Internet/coin time will be seriously limited during the next week but I'll look forward to seeing this thread grow with even more nice coins whether or not I can participate in the discussions while they are fresh.
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Thanks dougsmit => have a Happy Easter!  |
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 One of finest Warrior-Emperors to ever rule the Roman Empire, Lucius Domitius Aurelianus was born on the 9th of September 214 or 215 in either Dacia ripensis or in Sirmium,in the region of today's northern Serbia, southern Romania, and western Bulgaria. He was of humble origins, his father being a colonus (tenant) of a senator named Aurelius. Aurelian had a military career; as dux equitum (commander of the cavalry), he joined the conspiracy against the emperor Gallienus in A.D. 268 and supported the new ruler Claudius II Gothicus, under whose reign he continued his career, becoming supreme commander of the whole cavalry of the Roman army. Claudius died of the plague in September A.D. 270; his brother Quintillus became his successor. But the soldiers in Sirmium revolted and proclaimed Aurelian emperor in May or September of that same year. He defeated Quintillus and was confirmed by the senate after Quintillus had died under obscure circumstances. The official propaganda claimed that on his deathbed Claudius II had designated Aurelian as his successor; Aurelian later placed his dies imperii on the day of Claudius' death, thereby dismissing Quintillus as a mere usurper. |
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jwharper => it is always an extreme pleasure to read your posts ... thanks! Hmmm? => Aurelian doesn't seem quite as twisted as some of the dudes that we've examined during the past week ... from your summary, Aurelian merely seemed like a good soldier that was well respected by his men and by his "boss" (Claudius II Gothicus) ... or am I missing something? ... I'm sure that given enough time, somebody will chime-in that Aurelian ate his first born son,or something along those lines!  thanks again jwharper (I hope you have yourself a great Good Friday!) Edited by stevex6
04/06/2012 09:18 am
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The emperor Aurelian makes the short list of good emperors. Though the outcome seems to be the same, someone plots against them and they are murdered. In Aurelian's case, his personal secretary after being reprimanded by the emperor was afraid that he would be excuted. So he went to the emperors personal guards and informed them that the emperor was planning on having them all killed. Hearing this they desided to strike first and murdered the emperor.
Very nice details on this coin.
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echizento => see, I knew there'd be some sort of dark and interesting story surrounding this good emperor ...
=> betrayed by his own secretary and then killed be his own bodyguards => man, it's hard to find good help!
Excellent, thanks for your comments (yes, I like this coin too ... nice eye appeal)
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 Interesting history! It does makes sense that if emperors were raised up from the army's midst, they would also fall by the same. |
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Sadly, my computer has a virus (several actually) and it looks like it might be in the shop for a few days ... so I'm going to be without all/any of my coin info and without my home computer during this while ...  => when I eventually regain access to my coin-info, I will continue this thread ... man, I am gonna be lost without access to you fellas and your coin-contact! ... have a great Easter weekend ... I SHALL RETURN!  Edited by stevex6
04/07/2012 09:50 am
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DAY #7 => COIN #24Trebonianus Gallus, Antoninianus 251 - 253 AD Sorry about the lousy photos ... I have since broken this coin out of its case and taken a few new photos of it, but again, I am unable to access my home computer and my coin info ... but I figured that I'd better at least keep cranking-out my daily coin/emperor just so the thread keeps moving along ...   => please comment on the coin an/or on the emperor and the time-period ... and as always => thanks for your comments, gang!
Happy Easter
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Curious => do you think the green is "verdigris"? ... I tried lightly touching it with a toothpick but it wasn't at all flakey or grainy (a bit more like paint?)
... but it you think that it could be verdigris, how would I try to clean it? (or should I try to clean it?)
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 Gaius Vibius Trebonianus Gallus was born around the year 206 AD in Perugia. He married Afinia Gemina Baebiana and had two children with her, a son Gaius Vibius Volusianus and a daughter Vibia Galla. He appears to have had a traditional political career, serving as a senator and as consul. In 250, he became governor of Upper Moesia and as governor became deeply involved with Decius' Danube wars, including the successful defense of the city of Novae. Decius and his son Herennius Etruscus led a military expedition into the Lower Danube and forced the Goths to withdraw. In an effort to trap the retreating Goths, Decius was tricked into fighting from a poor position at Abrittus in June of 251 AD and he and his son were killed before a relief force could arrive. With the death of Decius, the army immediately proclaimed Trebonianus Gallus as emperor. He adopted Decius' surviving son Hostilian, who was too young to succeed his father, and proclaimed him as co-emperor. He also elevated his son Volusianus to the rank of Caesar. Many blamed Gallus for the defeat of Decius, claiming he had betrayed his emperor by secretly working with the Goths to see Decius killed. But there is little one can see today which would justify such allegations. |
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