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ID number: BIRBI-R2025 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Aurelian; Serdica Denomination: Antoninianus Place made: Europe: Bulgaria, Sofia Culture: Roman Date made: 270-275 Metal: Silver and base metal Diameter (cm): 2.20 Weight (g): 3.32 Axis (degrees): 45.00 Provenance: Haines 2823. Rev. Sydenham Collection Sale, A. H. Baldwin, 1953. |
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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 r.
Inscriptions: Obverse: IMP HVRELIHNVS HVC (Imperator Aurelian Augustus). Reverse: IOVI CON-SER (To Jupiter, the Protector). In Exergue: P.
Bibliography: RIC V 260
Notes: Traces of silvering. In accordance with RIC, the P in the exergue of the reverse is a mintmark indicating Serdica.
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