Roman Imperial coin – HCR167332

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

Siscia

Denomination

Antoninianus

Material

debased silver

Technique

struck

Dating

271 CE (according to MER RIC)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.69

Axis

Diameter (mm)

19.8

Acquisition method

transfer

Acquisition date

1922

Source

Bodleian Library

Acquisition credit

Transferred from the Bodleian Library, 1922.

Mint-mark (reverse)

-//*Q

Issue

Third Series, Second Part (Göbl, MIR 47) / Fourth 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) : 241 var.

Note:

Obverse portrait is cuirassed as well as draped (bust type C, not A)

Reference

Göbl, MIR 47 : 185b.4

Reference

MER RIC : https://ric.mom.fr/en/coin/2119

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.aur.241

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