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ID number: BIRBI-R2020 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: Base metal Diameter (cm): 2.20 Weight (g): 3.69 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 155. W. S. Lincoln, 1920. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Aurelian, wearing radiate crown and beard, cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Emperor, draped, standing facing r., clasping hands with Concordia, draped and veiled, standing facing l.
Inscriptions: Obverse: IMP C HVRELIHNVS AVC (Imperator Caesar Aurelian Augustus). Reverse: CONCORDIA MILITVM (Harmony of the Solidiers). In Exergue: XXIS.
Bibliography: RIC V 244
Notes: In accordance with RIC, the XXIS in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Siscia.
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