RIC V Aurelian 260

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 270–AD 275

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Serdica (ancient mint)

Antoninianus in silver struck at Serdica under Aurelian, AD 270–AD 275, catalogued as RIC V Aurelian 260. Obverse: Bust of Aurelian, radiate, draped, right or bust of Aurelian, radiate, cuirassed, right or bust of Aurelian, helmeted, radiate, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand or bust of Aurelian, radiate, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand. Reverse: Aurelian, standing right, holding sceptre, receiving globe from Jupiter, standing left, holding sceptre. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Silver
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Antoninianus

Technical characteristics

Mint: Serdica
Issuing authority: Aurelian

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Aurelian, radiate, draped, right or bust of Aurelian, radiate, cuirassed, right or bust of Aurelian, helmeted, radiate, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand or bust of Aurelian, radiate, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand
Reverse type: Aurelian, standing right, holding sceptre, receiving globe from Jupiter, standing left, holding sceptre
Obverse legend: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG
Reverse legend: IOVI CONSER or IOVI CONSERV

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.aur.260
Catalogue reference: RIC V Aurelian 260
Type corpus identifier: ric.5.aur.260

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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