Roman Imperial coin – HCR167256

Obverse

Inscription:

IMP AVRELIANVS AVG

Design:

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

Reverse

Inscription:

VIRTVS AVG

Design:

Aurelian and Claudius Gothicus(?), in military attire, standing face to face; emperor on left, holding vertical spear in right hand and globe in left hand, emperor on right, holding Victory in raised right hand and transverse spear in left hand

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Central Empire

Reign

Aurelian

Person

Aurelian (ruler/authority) , Claudius II Gothicus

Mint

Mediolanum

Denomination

Antoninianus

Material

debased silver

Technique

struck

Dating

271 CE (according to MER RIC)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.76

Axis

Diameter (mm)

22.2

Acquisition method

bequest

Acquisition collection reference

Roman Imperial AE III 927

Acquisition date

1834

Source

Francis Douce

Acquisition credit

Bequeathed by Francis Douce, 1834.

Mint-mark (reverse)

-//T

Issue

Fourth Series, First Part (Göbl, MIR 47) / Second Series (MER RIC)

Iconography

Reverse depicts two emperors, as soldier would be laureate or wield imperial regalia of Victory or sceptre. Second figure presumed deified Claudius II, from whom Aurelian claimed legimitate descent. See HCR8720-8726 for prior use of this design

Reference

RIC V.1 (first edition) : 149 var.

Note:

Obverse portrait is cuirassed as well as draped (bust type C, not A); Reverse figures are two emperors, not emperor and soldier. See note in 'additional information'

Reference

Göbl, MIR 47 : 50a.3

Reference

MER RIC : https://ric.mom.fr/en/coin/1443

Note:

Reverse figures are two emperors, not emperor and soldier. See note in 'additional information'

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.aur.149

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