When you are used to the tight flans that preceded it a few years earlier that
flan seems quite extravagent. Very nice coin.
As an example of the offposite extreme from a few years earlier... Almost enough room on the
flan to allow all the letters on the
obverse to be represented but not quite...
Aurelian Obv:-
IMP C L DOM AVRELIANVS
AVG,
Radiate, draped and cuirassedbust right
Rev:- AETERNIT
AVG,
Sol standing left, with right hand raised and holding globe in left hand.
Minted in
Rome. N in right
field. October – December A.D. 270.
References:-
RIC 20. LaVenera 31-2.
RIC temp #1595 (17 examples)
Die clash on
reverse.