Aurelian II year 6 from a multiple lot

Accoding to the Egyptian calendar, Year 1 of Aurelianus was Autumn 270. However, when Aurelianus recovered Egypt: his year 1 was 269/270. Thus year 6 for this coinage is 274/275.

Bi Tetradrachm (Potin)
Egypt, Alexandria, 274 / 275 AD
19 mm; haven't weighted it yet. Will do it soon.

RPC X, ID 75741 (temporary number); Sear 4750; BMC (Greek Coins of Alexandria and the Nomes, p. 306) 2362

Ob.: A K Λ ΔOM AVPHΛIANOC CEB Laureate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian II to r.
Rev.: ЄTOVC ϛ (date = Year 6) Eagle with closed wings standing to l. head to r. holding wreath in its beak. On the flip it says snake in its beak, but I think it's a wreath, not a snake.

Ex. Collection of Gregory Warden. (Don't know who he is)





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AURELIAN
Tetradrahm
OBVERSE: AUT K L D AURHLIANOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wreath in beak, D/L (year 4) left, star right
Struck at Alexandria, Egypt, 29 Aug 272 - 28 Aug 273 A.D.
7.73g, 21mm
Dattari (Savio) 5470-1; Milne 4381-2; Emmett 3922

 

@Bing, Very nice tetradrachm, and one can clearly see it's a wreath and not a snake

 

Aurelian (270 - 275 A.D.)
Egypt, Alexandria
Potin Tetradrachm
O: A K Λ ΔOM AVΡHΛIANOC CEB, Laureate and cuirassed bust right.
R: Eagle standing right on wreath, head turned left; star above right, L D right. Dated RY 4 (272/3 AD)
11.25g
21mm
Köln 3076; Dattari 5492; Milne 4398 var. (no star); Emmett 3933 var. (same)


Aurelian, With Vaballathus (270 - 275 A.D.)
Egypt, Alexandria
Potin Tetradrachm
O: AYT KΛ ∆ AYPHΛIANOC CEB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Aurelian right, date L - A at sides ( year 1 ).
R: I I A C OYABAΛΛAΘOC AΘHNOY AYT C ΠΩ, laureate, diademed and draped bust of Vabalathus right, date L - D across fields ( year 4 )
20mm
9.54g
Köln 3054; Dattari 5422; Milne 4308; Curtis 1738; Emmett 3914

 

Those are some nice Aurelian Alexandria tetradrachms!

 

Some year 1 coins of Aurelian can be harder to find. I have managed to get a couple....

Aurelian, Billon Tetradrachm

Obv:– A K Λ ∆OM AYPHΛIANOC CEB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right (seen from the front)
Rev– Eagle standing right, wreath in beak, palm frond behind
Minted in Egypt, Alexandria. L - A (year 1) across fields; Year 1 of Aurelian, 270 A.D.
Reference:– Milne 4301. Curtis 1734 (noted as a rare variety), BMC Alexandria 2367

8.67 gms. 20.36 mm. 0 degrees



Here is a year 6 similar to the OP.