RIC V Aurelian 100

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 270–AD 275

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Mediolanum (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Mediolanum under Aurelian, AD 270–AD 275, catalogued as RIC V Aurelian 100. Obverse: Bust of Aurelian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Aurelian, walking left, raising right hand and holding sceptre in left hand. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Mediolanum
Issuing authority
Aurelian

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Aurelian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Aurelian, walking left, raising right hand and holding sceptre in left hand
Obverse legend
IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG
Reverse legend
VIRTVS EQVIT

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.aur.100
Catalogue reference
RIC V Aurelian 100
Type corpus identifier
ric.5.aur.100

Catalogue references

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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