Roman Imperial coin – HCR155571

Obverse

Inscription:

IMP AVRELIANVS AVG

Design:

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

Reverse

Inscription:

LIBERT AVG

Design:

Libertas, draped, standing left, holding pileus in extended right hand and long vertical sceptre in left hand

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Central Empire

Reign

Aurelian

Person

Aurelian (ruler/authority)

Mint

Byzantium, Uncertain Balkan Mint (Roman Imperial)

Denomination

Antoninianus

Material

debased silver

Technique

struck

Dating

271 – 272 CE (according to MER RIC)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.78

Axis

Diameter (mm)

22.3

Acquisition method

bequest

Acquisition collection reference

Roman Imperial AE III 754

Acquisition date

1834

Source

Francis Douce

Acquisition credit

Bequeathed by Francis Douce, 1834.

mint attribution: uncertain

Issue

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

Reference

RIC V.1 (first edition) : 396

Note:

Attributed to uncertain mint

Reference

Göbl, MIR 47 : 270a.0

Note:

Attirbuted to comitatenses at Byzantium

Reference

MER RIC : https://ric.mom.fr/en/coin/2447

Note:

Attributed to uncertain Balkan mint

This specimen

Yes

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.aur.396

Contributors to this coin record

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