Aureus - Aurelianus VICTORIA AVG; Victory

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Aurelian (Lucius Domitius Aurelianus) (270-275)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	270-275
Value	Aureus (25⁄2)
Currency	Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition	Gold
Weight	5.50 g
Diameter	21 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 291205
References	RIC V.1# 376 Percy H. Webb, Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1927. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 5.1. Valerian to Florian (AD 253–276). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.5.aur.376 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) , Cohen# 244 Description historique des monnaies frappées sous l'Empire Romain. Paris, France (13 volumes). , Calicó# 4033 Xavier Calicó; 2003. The Roman avrei. Áureo & Calicó, Barcelona, Spain (2 volumes). , Biaggi Rome# 1586 Silvia Mani Hurter (ed.). Leo Biaggi Collection of Roman gold coins and medallions.

Obverse

Bust of Aurelian, laureate, cuirassed, left.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG

Unabridged legend: Imperator, Caesar, Aurelianus Augustus

Translation: Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Aurelian, emperor (Augustus)

Reverse

Victory, winged, draped, walking right, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: VICTORIA AVG

Unabridged legend: Victoria Augusti

Translation: Victory of the emperor (Augustus)

Mint

Antioch on the Orontes, Syria, modern-day Antakya, Turkey

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (270-275)

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