My First Aurelian!

Aurelian is fun to collect; even with my relatively narrow collecting focus, I couldn't choose just one!

Early pre-reform ant, Rome mint, the sort of coin that made Aurelian bring down the ban hammer on Felicissimus


Another pre-reform or first reform antoninianus


Post reform Aurelianus


Vaballathus before mommy made him rebel


And can't forget the missus!


As "sole empress"


And one of the last pre-reform bronze coins ever made before the Tetrarchy... either an As or an extremely reduced Sestertius (about 24mm and 7g)


Had a matching one for hubby but regrettably sold it

 

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Billion Coin (AE Antoninianus) minted at Cyzicus during the reign of AURELIAN between 272 – 275 A.D. Obv. IMP.C.AVRELIANVS.AVG.; Rad., dr. & cuir. bust r. Rev. ORIENS.AVG. Sol stg. head l., r. hand raised, l. holding globe, two captives at his feet, in ex. A C RCS #153. RICV #363. DVM #14.

 

Bronze Coin (AE Antoninianus) minted at Antioch during the reign of VABALATHUS between 271 - 272 A.D. Obv. VABALATHVS.V.C.R.IM.D.R.: laur., dr. and cuir. bust, r., (these were struck during the uneasy peace between Rome and Palmyra immediately following the accession of AURELIAN. The letters V.C.R.IM.D.R. seem to = VIR CLARISSIMUS REX IMPERATOR DUX ROMANORUM.) Rev. IMP.C.AVRELIANVS.AVG.: rad. and cuir. bust of AURELIAN r. RCS #3292. RICV #381 pg.308. DVM #1.

 

Aurelian, denarius

Obv:– IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, Laureate, cuirassed bust right
Rev:– VICTORIA AVG, Victory walking left, holding wreath and palm.
Minted in Rome, (B _ //VSV). Allocated by Estiot to Emission 10 dating to end A.D. 274.
Reference:– Paris-185, Gobl-135f2 (9 spec.), RIC-71, C-250 (Elberling, 6 Fr.).
Virtually fully silvered , a good strike, well centred and not showing much evidence of wear

 

Aurelian Ant. (Lugdunum)

Obv:– IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, Radiated cuirassed bust right
Rev:– PACATOR ORBIS, Sol walking left, right hand raised, left hand holding whip
Minted in Lugdunum, (//.A.L.). Emission 3, Officina 1. mid A.D. 275
Reference:– Bastien 7 (17 examples cited). RIC 6 Bust Type F

 

Aurelian

Obv:– IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:– MARS INVICTVS, Mars, naked, holding spear, standing right receiving globe from Sol, standing left holding whip in left hand
Minted in Cyzicus mint, 10th emission, officina 3; start to mid 275 CE. (G // XXI).
Reference:– RIC 357 Bust Type F. La Venera 10718. Estiot RIC temp #3076, citing 12 examples.