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Anonymous Æ Quadrans. Commemorative mining issue. Uncertain mint, AD 161-180. Laureate and draped female bust to right / METAL AVRELIANIS in three lines within wreath. RIC III 1255 (Aurelius); BMCRE IV p. 687. 2.53g, 16mm, 3h.
Very Fine; edge chipped. Rare Mining Commemorative Issue.
From the collection of Z.P., Austria.
This rare 'commemorative' issue is part of a series referring to the mines which supplied vital ore destined for the Roman mints - namely in Pannonia, Dalmatia and Dardania. They were likely struck for internal use within the mines, either to pay the wages of the miners or intended to as donations. The existence of this type, which is both the only issue not struck under Trajan or Hadrian, and which does not bear the name of a specific mint, possibly lends more weight to the latter theory. This is an intriguing piece of history for anyone interested in the production process of Roman coinage during this era.
Very Fine; edge chipped. Rare Mining Commemorative Issue.
From the collection of Z.P., Austria.
This rare 'commemorative' issue is part of a series referring to the mines which supplied vital ore destined for the Roman mints - namely in Pannonia, Dalmatia and Dardania. They were likely struck for internal use within the mines, either to pay the wages of the miners or intended to as donations. The existence of this type, which is both the only issue not struck under Trajan or Hadrian, and which does not bear the name of a specific mint, possibly lends more weight to the latter theory. This is an intriguing piece of history for anyone interested in the production process of Roman coinage during this era.