Roman Imperial coin – HCR154957

Obverse

Inscription:

IMP C L DOM AVRELIANVS AVG

Design:

Bust of Aurelian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, viewed from front

Reverse

Inscription:

LAETITIA A[VG]

Design:

Laetitia, draped, standing left, holding purse in extended right hand and rudder set on globe in left hand

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Central Empire

Reign

Aurelian

Person

Aurelian (ruler/authority)

Mint

Rome

Denomination

Antoninianus

Material

debased silver

Technique

struck

Dating

270 CE (according to MER RIC)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.21

Axis

Diameter (mm)

20.8

Acquisition method

bequest

Acquisition date

1834

Source

Francis Douce

Acquisition credit

Bequeathed by Francis Douce, 1834.

Mint-mark (reverse)

-/-//XII

Issue

First Series (Göbl, MIR 47) / First Series (MER RIC)

Metal Analysis

"Tyler Rome Sp.5 RIC32"

Reference

RIC V.1 (first edition) : 32 var.

Note:

Specimen has mint-mark -/-//XII, not -/XII//-; Obverse portrait is cuirassed and draped, not just draped (bust type C, not A); Reverse figure appears to be holding a rudder set on globe in left hand, not an anchor

Reference

Göbl, MIR 47 : 97a.12c

Reference

MER XII.1 : 53

Reference

MER RIC : https://ric.mom.fr/en/coin/1604

Note:

Reverse figure appears to be holding a rudder set on globe in left hand, not an anchor

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.aur.32

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