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Ngdawa Valued Member Sweden 347 Posts	Posted 05/08/2011 8:12 pm Another ancient coin that I know nothing about. It's 18mm. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 05/08/2011 9:35 pm The only types that come up positive for the lettering "TINIAN" (from the obverse) and "AAVGGG" (from the reverse) are CONCORDIA AVGGG types of Valentinian II (375-392 AD). The mintmark on yours is SMTS, Thessalonica mint, with officina mark B in the left field. Here's a similar coin from the Siscia mint. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Ngdawa Valued Member Sweden 347 Posts	Posted 05/09/2011 07:42 am So it's tripple G's? Lol, I thought it was III Does the reverse side read "Valentinianus" perharps? Then it looks like it sayd "AVG" (considering the same typ as the G's on the reverse) Cheers Sap! Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 05/09/2011 08:57 am Yes, the obverse legend should read "DN VALENTINIANVS PF AVG". "DN" is abbreviation for "dominus noster", "our lord". "PF" expands to "pius felix", "holy and happy" - two titles only ever given to senior emperors. AVG is, of course, "augustus", the title of "senior emperor" in the late empire. See this old thread for some discussion on Latin abbreviations both ancient and modern, and on the Roman abbreviation tradition where of multiple final letters to indicate the number of items being pluralized. In short, "AVGGG" is abbreviation for "of the three emperors". Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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