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title: Georgian Aurei Imitation
author: geonumismatics.tsu.ge
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8147/georgian-aurei-imitation/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Georgian Aurei Imitation
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8147.jpg)
## Image Caption
[Gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/). Weight: e.g. – 2,87 gr., 3,37 gr., 3,44 gr., 3,55 gr. d=18 mm., 19 mm., 20/21mm. Obverse: Draped bust of [Valerian](https://www.worldhistory.org/valerian/), laureted, right, a bit crude in style. Distorted Latin inscription: prototype – IMP. C. P. LIC. VALERIANVS AVG. Circle of the dots. Reverse: Schematic effigy of Victoria in biga, left. Distorted Latin inscription: VICTORIA AVGG. Mint: Unknown. Nominal: The weights range approx. from 2,87 gr. to 3,55 gr. Date: Second half of the 3rd c. CE. In the 3rd century CE Kartli/[Iberia](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/iberia/) had a shortage of the [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) coins, which were very popular. Thus, the king of Kartli decided to issue local money patterned on the Roman coins being not particularly scrupulous about the images and inscriptions.
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