Aurelian Oriens

There is a lot of silvering left on this.


Aurelian
Coin: Bronze Antoninianus
IMP AVRELIAVS AVG - Radiate cuirassed bust right
ORIENS AVG - Sol standing left with hand raised, foot on one of two bound captives.
Exergue:
Mint: Rome (270-275 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 4.38g / 24mm / -
References: RIC 62, XXI, Coh. 154, Sear5 11572

 

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Cool stuff, great portrait.

 

Here's an Aurelian from Hoard I - Syria

 

Nice coin Charles, I have a few others, but they are in dreadful condition.

 

Never mind. Look at this one..

 

Dang Pish. Love this coin. I was looking for a super nice Aurelian with the Oriens reverse. Its a Roman for the Eastern collector...

Roman Empire
Gordian III (r.238-244)
Antioch, Syria (AD 243/44)
AR Double Denarius 23 mm x 4.13 grams
Obverse: Radiant, Cuirassed Bust of Gordian III right. Latin legend- IMP GORDIANVSPIVS FEL AVG.
Reverse: Sol standing left, right hand raised in salute and left hand holding out globe. Latin Legend - ORIENS AVG
Ref: RIC 213, Cohen 167
Note: Rare type of Eastern mint.

 

Oh, I have one!



Aurelian, AD 270-275
AE Antoninianus, 21mm, 3.9g, 6h; Rome mint.
Obv.: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG; Radiate bust right.
Rev.: ORIENS AVG; Sol advancing left holding globe, two captives below // XXIS

Nothing like Sol trampling captives!

 

Sweet new addition, Pish (and others) ...

=> I have an example as well

Aurelian

 

Is it bad form to quote myself?

Just wanted to point out that this one has a special place in my collection and a bit of sentimental value attached to it - beyond the trampling of the captives (which is a reverse I particularly like).

 

One of my top 99.5 coins and definitely my favorite Oriens... no lyin'.

The weird part to me is mine is also RIC 62 like the OP. The editors of volume VII had no place in the business IMHO. Of all the volumes, it is the hardest to use and the least intuitively organized. At least we have better online for part 1.
http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/coin/1739?...e=&Reference=&page=1&mod=result&from=advanced
Mine is "Collection privée" last listed.

 

Outstanding Doug! Wolf whistle! I'd love to run across one with the lion mint mark.

 

=> I totally agree ... that lion mint-mark is amazingly cool (congrats)

 

Wow! That one is great, love the lion.

 

Yep, love the lion. Very nice.

 

My modest contribution-- I love the furrowed brow and the realistic portrait....but NOW I want a lion mintmark !!

 

Love the reverse PP. I've gotten where I look for good detail on the reverse as much as the obverse:

 

While hunting for lions (increasingly dangerous these days) you might as well go whaling. Aurelian's whale from Rome is before the reform that brought us XXI and was the kind of workmanship we associate with the mint workers who revolted.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felicissimus
Whale or not, a collection of Aurelian should include a pre-reform (usually junky) coin.

 

Junky Aurelians I have in spades .....

 

So who can tell me what makes the following coin interesting?

 

Tripolis?

Is the reverse legend irregular?