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RIC IV Uranius Antoninus 2a

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 253–AD 254

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Emisa (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Emisa under Uranius Antoninus, AD 253–AD 254, catalogued as RIC IV Uranius Antoninus 2a. Obverse: Bust of Uranius Antoninus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Quadriga, pacing left, bearing conical stone on which is eagle engraved; to right and left, parasol. Obverse legend: L IVL AVR SVLP VRA ANTONINVS. Reverse legend: CONSERVATOR AVG.

Related types with the same reverse, struck at other mints or with different marks or bust details, are consolidated here and listed under varieties: RIC IV Uranius Antoninus 2c.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
4
Catalogue references
1

Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.

Historical context

Lucius Julius Aurelius Sulpicius Severus Uranius Antoninus was a Roman usurper active in Syria during the early 250s AD. Coins bearing his name were minted in Emesa, where he invoked the local deity Sol Invictus; some scholars link him to an Emesan priest of this era named Sampsiceramus. If placed in this later period, Uranius may have assisted in defending the Roman Empire against Shapur I, the Sassanid king of Persia. Aurei served as the primary gold denomination of the Roman world from the 1st century BC until being supplanted by the solidus in the early 4th century AD.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Emisa
Issuing authority
Uranius Antoninus

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Uranius Antoninus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Quadriga, pacing left, bearing conical stone on which is eagle engraved; to right and left, parasol
Obverse legend
L IVL AVR SVLP VRA ANTONINVS
Reverse legend
CONSERVATOR AVG

Identification

How to identify
RIC separates types by mint and officina marks, obverse legend and bust form, and reverse legend and type; check the exergue and field marks against the RIC number before accepting a match.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.uran_ant.2a
Catalogue reference
RIC IV Uranius Antoninus 2a
Type corpus identifier
ric.4.uran_ant.2a
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

Documentation checklist

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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • RIC IV Uranius Antoninus 2c

    Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.

Research required

  • Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
  • Diameter and die axis not transcribed
  • Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
  • No rights-cleared photograph identified yet
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