Roman Imperial coin – HCR167387

Obverse

Inscription:

IMP AVRELIANVS AVG

Design:

Bust of Aurelian, radiate, draped on left shoulder, right

Reverse

Inscription:

IOVI CONSERVATORI

Design:

Aurelian, in military attire, standing right, receiving globe from Jupiter in right hand and holding short sceptre in left hand; Jupiter, naked except for cloak draped over both shoulders, standing left, holding long vertical sceptre in left hand

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Central Empire

Reign

Aurelian

Person

Aurelian (ruler/authority)

Mint

Serdica

Denomination

Antoninianus

Material

debased silver

Technique

struck

Dating

271 CE (according to MER RIC)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.84

Axis

Diameter (mm)

22.8

Acquisition method

bequest

Acquisition date

1834

Source

Francis Douce

Acquisition credit

Bequeathed by Francis Douce, 1834.

Mint-mark (reverse)

P/-//SERD

Issue

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

Die link (obverse)

HCR167388; Ph. Gysen collection

Reference

RIC V.1 (first edition) : 265a

Reference

Göbl, MIR 47 : 242a.1

Reference

MER RIC : https://ric.mom.fr/en/coin/2544

This specimen

Yes

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.aur.265

Contributors to this coin record

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