★ The concurrent use of dies for both plated and solid silver coins ★

Rhine Legions. Anonymous, circa May/June-December 68. Denarius (Subaeratus, 18 mm, 2.33 g, 2 h), uncertain mint in Gaul or in the Rhine Valley. 'S P Q R Group'. SALVS GENE HVMANI Victory standing right on globe, holding wreath in her right hand and palm frond in her left. Rev. S P Q R within oak wreath. BMC p. 298, † note (b) var. (GENER). CG 99.1 corr. ( this coin, but obverse legend misdescribed). Cohen 421 var. (GENERIS). Martin 78 and pl. 7, 78 D ( same dies ). Nicolas 70 and pl. III, 70 PR ( this coin ). RIC 72 var. (GENER). An extremely rare variety. Minor breaks in plating, otherwise, very fine.

From the collections of Dipl.-Ing. Christian Gollnow and Dr. E.P. Nicolas, Kampmann, 18 May 1981, 209.

What makes this coin particularly interesting is that it was struck from the same reverse die as lot 1117 below. This not only connects the SALVS GENERIS HVMANI type to the PACI P R issue, it also attests the concurrent use of dies for both plated and solid silver coins.