Roman Imperial coin – HCR167426

Obverse

Inscription:

IMP AVRELIANVS AVG

Design:

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

Reverse

Inscription:

VIRT • MILITVM

Design:

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

272 – 273 CE (according to MER RIC)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.9

Axis

Diameter (mm)

22.5

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

20/2/1984

Source

Carl Subak

Acquisition credit

Purchased, 1984.

Acquisition note

£ (GBP)

mint attribution: uncertain

Mint-mark (reverse)

-//Γ

Issue

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

Hoard name

"ex Balkan Hoard"

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) : 407

Note:

Attributed to uncertain mint; Reverse figures are two emperors, not emperor and soldier. See note in 'additional information'

Reference

Göbl, MIR 47 : 283a.1

Note:

Attributed to comitatenses at Byzantium

Reference

MER RIC : https://ric.mom.fr/en/coin/2511

Note:

Attributed to uncertain Balkan mint; Reverse figures are two emperors, not emperor and soldier. See note in 'additional information'

This specimen

Yes

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.aur.407

Contributors to this coin record

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