Aureus - Aurelianus P M TR P COS P P

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year270-275
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueAureus (25⁄2)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionGold
Weight5.3 g
Dimensions23 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC V.1#158, OCRE#ric.5.aur.158
Obverse descriptionBust of Aurelian, laureate, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP C L DOM AVRELIANVS P F AVG
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Lucius Domitius Aurelianus Pius Felix Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Lucius Domitius Aurelian, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionLion, walking or springing left, holding thunderbolt in mouth.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P COS P P -/-//*
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power, consul, father of the nation.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (270-275)  - `*` in exergue; -
Catalog ID5926623400
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