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Silvered Aurelianianus - Æ 21-22 mm - 5 grams - Die axis 12:00 - RIC 290 - Struck AD in AD 274-275.
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AVRELIANVS AVG (Aurelianus Augustus).
Emperor facing right, wearing the radiate crown, cuirassed and at back of the head small lint. Clearly silvered. |
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RESTI-TVT OR-BIS (Restitutor Orbis - Restorer of the World).
Victoria, at left, in Stola, facing right, holding laurel wreath with right arm. Emperor in full armor at right facing left (towards Victoria) spear in left hand, upholding right hand to receive wreath. Star above exergue line in between them. Rests of silvering.
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‘KAΔ’ : KA being Greek for XXI (Possibly standing for the coin being silvered to 1/20th of it's
weight). Mint being probably Cyzicus, Δ = delta = 4th Officina. |
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Aurelian was awarded the honorific 'Restitutor Orbis' after regaining Palmyra (Restitvt Orientis) and reclaiming the Gallic Empire (AD 274). After his coin reform in which he (a.o.) tried to stablize the Antoninianus by putting up the 20:1 standard (possibly a reason for the 'XXI' coin-sign).
In these days Imperatorial coin (!) titles seemed to get shorter the longer you lived. Meaning
that you started out with Imp xxx PF Aug PP Germ Part etc and left life with xxx Aug - if you
lived that long -.
Obv. : Good - Rev. : Good.
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