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3 Argenteus - Aureus Magnus Adelaide
| Issuer | Aureus Magnus |
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| Year | 1967 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bust of Saint Adelaide (Sancta Adelheid), depicted as a crowned empress, with long flowing hair rendered in fine parallel lines. She wears an elaborate medieval crown adorned with fleur-de-lis finials and pearl ornaments, conveying imperial dignity. The portrait is executed in a stylized, medieval-inspired relief against a deeply mirrored proof field. The circular legend reads SANCTA ADELHEID to the left and IMPERATRIX to the right, with the fineness mark 999 below. The engraver's monogram appears at the base of the bust. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Aureus Magnus was a private minting operation that issued fantasy coins and medallic pieces under quasi-regal nomenclature during the 1960s, producing items with no official issuing authority behind them. The "Adelaide" designation in this series appears to reference a fictional noble title rather than the Australian city. These pieces circulated exclusively among collectors and were never legal tender anywhere.
The X# prefix in the reference confirms its status as a non-circulating or fantasy issue per the Unusual World Coins catalog. At 45g of .999 silver, the intrinsic metal content was the primary value proposition at issue.