Aurelian (270 - 275 A.D.) (S) Antoninianus O: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, Radiate and cuirassed bust right. R: RESTITVTOR ORBIS, woman standing right, presenting wreath to Aurelian standing left, leaning on sceptre, suppliant captive between them. * Δ in exergue. 4.2mm 21mm RIC V-1, Cyzicus 349 var. 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 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)
A great question of Roman history, given Aurelian's immensely successful military campaigns, what might the Empire have become had he not been murdered. My example: Aurelian, 270-275. Antoninianus (Bronze, 22mm, 3.83 g 6), Cyzicus, 275. IMP AVRELIANVS AVG Radiate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian to right. Rev. RESTITVTOR ORBIS / A / XXI Victory standing right, holding palm frond over her left shoulder and presenting wreath in her left hand to Aurelian standing left, holding long vertical scepter with his left. BN 1231. RIC 369. Sharply struck and with some original silvering. Extremely fine.
RI Aurelian 270-275 CE AE Ant receiving Globe from Jupiter I dunno, they might had been twins.... RI Severina Wife of Aurelian 274-275 CE BI22 Antoninianus 3.14g Rome mint Crescent Concordia RIC 317
Here a coin from the time after he kicked Queen Zenobias as* Emperor Aurelian - Antoninianus - RESTITVT ORIENTIS - Cyzikus mint
That's a particularly cool coissue with Vaballathus, @Mat. Diocletian and Constantine really stood on the shoulders of Aurelian's permanent accomplishments. ...All of them Illyrians, if I'm remembering correctly. Isaac Asimov's remarkably well done popular history of the Empire emphasized that part. He effectivey divided the 'Barrack Emperor' period into two distinct phases; indifferently competent predecessors, followed by Illyrians who knew what they were about. ...To @Hamilcar Barca's point, it's too bad they generally wound up assasssinated anyway.
I admit I always forget I have this coin since I have it as Vabalathus but is Aurelian. Vabalathus (270 - 275 A.D.) AE Antoninianus O: VABALATHVS V CRIMDR, Laureate and draped bust right. R: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, Radiate and draped bust right. Antioch RIC-381 20mm 3.3g
A very historically significant coin: the last (generally) circulating denarius in the Roman Empire! There are denarii made as late as the tetrarchy, but far as I can tell, the last time that denarii were used in general circulation was in the time of Aurelian. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
@hotwheelsearl, from here, it's always been almost poignant that Aurelian issued those (nope, don't have one; yep, yours is cool). Along the lines of what Postumus did with the silver composition of antoniniani in the Gallic Empire. (Editing in real time: had to look at my antiquated edition of Sear to find out that, prior to Aurelian, denarii were continued not only by several Gallic emperors, but also by the 'official' ones, as late as Gallienus. ...Collecting this stuff as a kid, I always associated the latest ones with the later Severans.)
Aurelian is fun to collect. I like the long-necked ones! Aurelian, AD 279-275. Roman billon antoninianus, 3.61 gm, 20.6 mm, 12 h. Milan, 3rd emission, autumn 271 – autumn 272. Obv: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust, right. Rev: FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopiae, wheel under seat; S in exergue. Refs: RIC 128; MER/RIC 1466; CBN 452; Sear 11539; MIR 16, Hunter p. cx.
