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ID number: BIRBI-R2017 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Aurelian; Siscia Denomination: Antoninianus Place made: Europe: Croatia, Sisak Culture: Roman Date made: 270-275 Metal: Silver and base metal Diameter (cm): 2.25 Weight (g): 3.53 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 1467. W. S. Lincoln, 1932. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Aurelian, wearing radiate crown and beard, cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Emperor, in military attire, standing facing r., holding sceptre in l. and receiving orb in r. from Jupiter, naked but cloaked, standing facing l., holding sceptre in l.
Inscriptions: Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG (Imperator Aurelian Augustus). Reverse: IOVI CONSER (To Jupiter, the Protector). In Exergue: *T.
Bibliography: RIC V 225
Notes: Traces of silvering around the bust. In accordance with RIC, the *T in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Siscia.
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