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Pillar of the Community
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By the time we get to the coinage of Aurelian, the denarius has been well and truly replaced as the standard unit of currency by what we call the antoninianus though if you look around there are a few on the market. This is the first denarius of this period that I have managed to obtain and I think that it is quite a nice one. This one has the additional interest of having a rare set of marks. The meaning of VSV is unknown. Aurelian Denarius Obv:-- IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, Laureate, cuirassed bust right Rev:-- VICTORIA AVG, Victory walking left, holding wreath and palm. Minted in Rome, (B _ //VSV). Allocated by Estiot to Emission 10 dating to end A.D. 274. Reference:-- Paris-185, Gobl-135f2 (9 spec.), RIC-71, C-250 (Elberling, 6 Fr.). Virtually fully silvered , a good strike, well centred and not showing much evidence of wear. A reverse die match to the 3 other examples I have found documented.  Regards, Martin |
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Valued Member
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Wow--that's a museum piece--amazing coin!
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Valued Member
United States
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And now the oldest coin in the world with "die" trails?
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Pillar of the Community
 United Kingdom
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These "die trails" are flow lines, which is a relatively common phenomenon on struck ancient coins. I assume that theses are what you are referring to. It is seen on coins of ancient Rome and Greece.
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Martin
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 with maridvnvm. I still own the oldest die trails coin.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Yup, that's a nice one! Having a good silver wash remaining makes a huge difference to the appearance, and the value. The silver wash has done it's job of controlling the patination over the centuries.
I was in the British Museum many years ago, and I remarked that I would like to collect late Roman bronze coins, because they were easily obtainable and cheap to buy. They still are. The modern equivalent would be collecting Wheaties, (the coins, not the chaff!)
There is lots of variation with officinae that is, mint offices within mints, which are noted on the coins, and a large number of mints.
I was recommended to buy a very compact and inexpensive reference on the subject by the guys at the Museum. The reference is:
"Late Roman Bronze Coinage" by Carson, Hill and Kent. It is an invaluable reference on the subject.
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Oh,that is the best silvered coin I've seen I think.I wondered why I couldn't figure out what VSV stood for when looking.lol
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Posted 10/07/2010 1:00 pm
