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ID number:  BIRBI-R1995
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey
Maker:  Aurelian; Rome
Denomination:  Denarius
Place made:  Europe: Italy, Rome
Culture:  Roman
Date made:  270-275
Metal:  Base metal
Diameter (cm):  1.95
Weight (g):  2.64
Axis (degrees):  0.00
Provenance:  Haines 625. A. H. Baldwin, 1953.
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Description:  Obverse: Head of Aurelian, wearing laurel wreath and beard, cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Victory, draped and winged, walking facing l., holding wreath in r. and palm in l., with captive at feet; B in field, to l.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: IMP HVRHLF-YN)S HVL (Imperator Aurelian Augustus). Reverse: VIC-TO…I-H MVG (Imperial Victory). In Exergue: [A]?VAV.

Bibliography:  RIC V 73

Notes:  In accordance with RIC, the VSV in the exergue of the reverse and the B in the field are mintmarks indicating Rome.

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