Coin: antoninianus of Aurelian

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Title

Coin: antoninianus of Aurelian

Date

270-274 CE

Creator

Unknown (Roman)
Roman

Coverage

Style/Period: Third Century
Discovery Site: Minted in the 1st officina of the mint in Ticinum (Pavia), Italy
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa

Type

coins and medals

Format

Materials/Techniques: billon; struck from an obverse (heads) and reverse (tails) die
Measurements: 22 mm in diameter, 4.051 grams

Description

Obverse legend: IMP(erator) C(aesar) AVRELIANVS AVG(ustus), translation: Imperator Caesar Aurelian Augustus; cuirassed and radiate bust of Aurelian facing right. Reverse legend: PRO-VIDEN(tia) D-EOR(um), translation: Foresight of the gods; Fides standing facing right, holding standards in right and left hand; Sol standing facing left, right hand raised, left hand holding globe; mint mark in exergue: PXXT. RIC V.I, p. 281, no. 152.

Identifier

Repository Accession Number: 993.3.3
Record: UO-MCA-993-3-3

Source

Cataloguer: Elise Jackson, University of Ottawa

Rights

The images are provided by the Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa. For contact information, visit the Museum website: https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/en/museum | Les images sont fournies par le Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines de l'Université d’Ottawa. Visitez le site du musée pour les coordonnées : https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/fr/musee