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ID number: BIRBI-R2027 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: Base metal Diameter (cm): 2.35 Weight (g): 3.46 Axis (degrees): 0.00 Provenance: Haines 2824. 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 l., holding spear in l. and gesturing with r. to woman, draped, standing facing r., holding wreath in r.; star in field, to bottom.
Inscriptions: Obverse: IMP C AVRELIANVS P AVG (Imperator Caesar Aurelian Pius Augustus). Reverse: RESTITVT OA-BIS (To the Restorer of the World). In Exergue: KA∆.
Bibliography: RIC V 296
Notes: In accordance with RIC, the KA∆ in the exergue of the reverse and * in the field on the reverse are mintmarks (officina) indicating Siscia.
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