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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bing, post: 2022334, member: 44132&quot;]I just received this in today&#039;s mail.&nbsp; The images do not show it well, but the coin still has most/part of it&#039;s silver wash.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]366428[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]366429[/ATTACH] </p><p>AURELIAN Antoninianus</p><p>OBVERSE:&nbsp; IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate cuirassed bust right</p><p>REVERSE:&nbsp; / ORIENS AVG, Sol advancing left, holding globe &amp; right hand raised in salute, treading on left of two captives at foot, P in ex.</p><p>Struck at Rome,272-4 AD</p><p>4.4g, 22mm</p><p>RIC 61</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse legend translates to: <i><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Oriens" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Oriens" rel="nofollow">Oriens</a> <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Augusti" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Augusti" rel="nofollow">August</a>us</i> - the rising Sun of the Emperor</p><p><br /></p><p>This type refers to Aurelian&#039;s defeat of Zenobia&#039;s Palmyrene Empire in the east. The captives wear Parthian caps and are typically attributed as Persians. The real captives were more likely Palmyreans. Typical of Roman propaganda, Zenobia&#039;s Sasanian supporters are depicted to glorify Aurelian&#039;s victory and mask that this was an internal revolt and civil war.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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