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« on: June 24, 2009, 01:26:14 pm »
It is on the advice of Potator that I show you this coin.

IMP AURELIANUS P F AUG
RESTITUT ORBIS  star KAA
Mint : Serdica
Issue : 8e
Officina : 1re

-S.Estiot.1034 var.
-Cohen.196 var.
- RIC.V-1295 var. 297
- LV.1439 var.
- Göbl259 n1
- La Venera. II.1/9994 var.
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« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2009, 01:28:18 pm »
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« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2009, 02:01:41 pm »
That's a nice coin, PYL, and quite a rare one, as far as I know.

Worthy of a COTD thread
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« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2009, 04:41:40 pm »
That is one nice coin indeed. I love the Serdica mint, especially on later folles where the genius look like he was engraved by Dali.

Tout simplement superbe PYL Smiley
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« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2009, 04:57:50 pm »
As to rarity, Göbl 259n1 cites four examples.

This officina not in Paris, but Estiot p. 400 cites specimens in Vienna (3), BM, and Oxford.

This coin seems to be RIC 297, not "1295 var." as PYL states.
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« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2009, 01:01:28 pm »
I correct right away.

and I am happy that it pleases you  Smiley
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« Reply #6 on: June 25, 2009, 01:30:32 pm »
" KAA"   ?
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« Reply #7 on: June 25, 2009, 01:45:53 pm »
Quote from: Akropolis on June 25, 2009, 01:30:32 pm
" KAA"   ?
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I am not sure what the question is. The exe reads KAA !
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« Reply #8 on: June 25, 2009, 02:17:55 pm »
Quote from: maridvnvm on June 25, 2009, 01:45:53 pm
Quote from: Akropolis on June 25, 2009, 01:30:32 pm
" KAA"   ?
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I am not sure what the question is. The exe reads KAA !
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Looks like the first letter is an "S" to me.
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« Reply #9 on: June 25, 2009, 03:04:42 pm »
Pete, now that you point it out I can see the "S" it appears that the bottom of the K is flattened out, but it is most assuredly a "K". SAA would make no sense ,being that the KA is a value mark and of course the fact that Aurelian has no mintmark SAA.
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« Reply #10 on: June 25, 2009, 03:21:20 pm »
Quote from: black-prophet on June 25, 2009, 03:04:42 pm
SAA would make no sense ,being that the KA is a value mark and of course the fact that Aurelian has no mintmark SAA.
Actually, it looks like "SMN" to me, but I know very little above lettering irregularities on these issues.
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« Reply #11 on: June 25, 2009, 03:52:27 pm »
I was about to say thats one hell of a trick of light for that to be a "K", as I was clearly seeing an "S" like Pete. However, I looked at it for about a minute, and it fell it place, a K after all!

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« Reply #12 on: June 25, 2009, 04:01:03 pm »
It IS KAA. The same marks continued to be used at this mint into the reign of Probus as on the following coin.



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« Reply #13 on: June 25, 2009, 07:07:44 pm »
Sorry in advance for the frivolity of this post, but the thread reminds me of Rubins' vase or face illusion.
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« Reply #14 on: June 26, 2009, 10:43:17 am »
I confirm, it is KAA

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« Reply #15 on: June 26, 2009, 11:30:06 am »
Quote from: black-prophet on June 25, 2009, 07:07:44 pm
Sorry in advance for the frivolity of this post, but the thread reminds me of Rubins' vase or face illusion.

Not frivolous at all! It well illustrates what I was talking about!
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