RIC V Aurelian 160

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 270–AD 275

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Siscia (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Siscia under Aurelian, AD 270–AD 275, catalogued as RIC V Aurelian 160. Obverse: Bust of Aurelian, laureate, cuirassed, left. Reverse: Apollo, standing left, leaning left on tripod, resting right hand on head, and holding olive-branch 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
Siscia
Issuing authority
Aurelian

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Aurelian, laureate, cuirassed, left
Reverse type
Apollo, standing left, leaning left on tripod, resting right hand on head, and holding olive-branch in left hand
Obverse legend
IMP C L DOM AVRELIANVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
APOLLINI CONS

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.aur.160
Catalogue reference
RIC V Aurelian 160
Type corpus identifier
ric.5.aur.160

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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