Roman Imperial coin – HCR155529

Obverse

Inscription:

IMP AVRELIANVS AVG

Design:

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

Reverse

Inscription:

ORIENS AVG

Design:

Sol, radiate, naked except for cloak over left shoulder, standing right, holding branch in right hand and bow in left hand, resting left foot on captive in oriental dress, kneeling right, head left, right hand reaching right

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Central Empire

Reign

Aurelian

Person

Aurelian (ruler/authority)

Mint

Rome

Denomination

Antoninianus

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

275 CE (according to MER RIC)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

4.46

Axis

Diameter (mm)

21.1

Acquisition method

bequest

Acquisition collection reference

Roman Imperial AE III 793

Acquisition date

1834

Source

Francis Douce

Acquisition credit

Bequeathed by Francis Douce, 1834.

Mint-mark (reverse)

*/-/XXIR

Issue

Sixth Series (Göbl, MIR 47) / Eleventh Series (MER RIC)

Metal Analysis

"Subjected to Radiation 1966"

Reference

RIC V.1 (first edition) : 64f

Reference

Göbl, MIR 47 : 130f.9

Reference

MER RIC : https://ric.mom.fr/en/coin/1834

Note:

Reverse captive appears to be reaching right with right hand, not raising it towards Sol

This specimen

Yes

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.aur.6

Contributors to this coin record

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