Roman Imperial coin – HCR167500

Obverse

Inscription:

IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG

Design:

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

Reverse

Inscription:

CONSERVAT AVG

Design:

Sol, radiate, naked except for cloak over left shoulder and flying behind, advancing right, holding short sceptre in right hand and globe in left hand, trampling an enemy in oriental dress, lying on ground to right, head left

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Central Empire

Reign

Aurelian

Person

Aurelian (ruler/authority)

Mint

Antioch

Denomination

Antoninianus

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

274 – 275 CE (according to MER RIC)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.79

Axis

Diameter (mm)

25.2

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

18/6/1889

Source

Reverend Greville J. Chester

Acquisition credit

Presented by the Reverend Greville J. Chester, 1889.

Acquisition note

[PS: Some tickets wrongly with "Greville T.(sic) Chester"]

Mint-mark (reverse)

Δ/-//XXI

Issue

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

Reference

RIC V.1 (first edition) : 383

Reference

Göbl, MIR 47 : 379a.4

Reference

MER RIC : https://ric.mom.fr/en/coin/3168

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.aur.383

Contributors to this coin record

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