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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Roman Coins| ▸ |Recovery of the Empire| ▸ |Aurelian||View Options:   | | |
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SH04033. Copper as, RIC V-1 80 var., Choice VF+, superb glossy lime green patina, weight 7.130 g, maximum diameter 26.1 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 270 - 276 A.D; obverse IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right; reverse CONCORDIA AVG (harmony of the Emperor), Emperor and empress clasping hands, above and between them bust of Sol right; RIC does not cite variety without mint mark in exergue; from the Aiello Collection; very scarce denomination; SOLD
The epithet Invictus in the obverse legend translates, "the invincible" or "the undefeated."
In 274, Rome greeted Aurelian as Restitutor Orbis ("Restorer of the World") and accorded him a magnificent triumph (victory procession), which was graced by his captives Tetricus I and his son Tetricus II. Aurelian's conquests of the Palmyran Empire and the Gallic Empire reunited the Roman Empire.SL89708. Billon antoninianus, MER-RIC 2787, RIC V-1 301, Venèra 10030 - 10033 10732, BnF XII 1048, SRCV III 11593, NGC MS, strike 4/5, surface 4/5, silvering, die shift, weight 3.72 g, maximum diameter 24.1 mm, die axis 0o, 3rd officina, Serdica (Sofia, Bulgaria) mint, issue 8, phase 2, Nov 274 - Sep 275 A.D.; obverse IMP C AVRELIANVS INVICTVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right; reverse RESTITVT OR-BIS, Aurelian on right standing left, extending right to woman standing confronted and offering him a wreath, star lower center, KA•Γ• in exergue; ex Solidus Numismatik auction 11 (14 Jan 2017), 426; SOLD
In 275, Aurelian prepared a campaign against the Sassanids in Asia Minor. In Thrace, while waiting to cross the Bosphorus with his army, he ordered severe punishments for corrupt soldiers and made a list of high-ranking officers marked for execution. In September, Aurelian fell victim to a conspiracy of the Praetorian Guard and was murdered near Byzantium (Istanbul, Turkey).SH35074. Billon denarius, MER-RIC 1844, RIC V-1 73, Venèra 1496, BnF XII 238, Choice EF, bold strike, perfect centering, weight 2.790 g, maximum diameter 20.2 mm, die axis 180o, 1st officina, Rome mint, early - Sep 275; obverse IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse VICTORIA AVG (the victory of the Emperor), Victory walking left, wreath in right hand, palm frond against shoulder in left; a bound captive seated left at feet with head turned right, A in exergue; scarce late denarius; SOLD
Aurelian defeated the Alamanni, Goths, Vandals, Juthungi, Sarmatians, and Carpi. He defeated the Palmyrene Empire in the east and the Gallic Empire in the west, reuniting the Empire in its entirety. He was responsible for the construction of the Aurelian Walls in Rome. His successes were instrumental in ending the Crisis of the Third Century, earning him the title Restitutor Orbis or "Restorer of the World."RA96904. Billon antoninianus, MER-RIC T1345, RIC V-1 6, Bastien 7, BnF XII 6-9, Cohen VI 161, Venèra 1537-1538, Maravielle 112, Hunter IV -, SRCV III -, EF, near full silver, red earthen deposit, flan crack, weight 4.300 g, maximum diameter 21.9 mm, die axis 180o, 1st officina, Lugdunum (Lyons, France) mint, issue 4, mid 275 A.D.; obverse IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front; reverse PACATOR ORBIS, Sol advancing left, raising right hand commanding sunrise, whip in left hand, nude but for cloak on shoulders and flying behind, •A•L• in exergue; SOLD
Aurelian, August 270 - October or November 275 A.D.
According to Estiot, this coin is only the 5th published specimen, and of excellent quality for the issue.SH26269. Billon antoninianus, RIC V-1 104, Estiot 378, Venèra 1571 - 1572, aEF, weight 4.531 g, maximum diameter 23.4 mm, die axis 180o, Mediolanum (Milan, Italy) mint, obverse IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse CONCORDI LEGI (harmony with the legions), Concordia standing half left between four standards, P in exergue; very rare; SOLD
RA87276. Billon antoninianus, MER-RIC 2671.1 (this coin, the only specimen), VF, many cleaning marks, closed edge crack, weight 3.352 g, maximum diameter 22.8 mm, die axis 180o, Serdica (Sofia, Bulgaria) mint, issue 7, phase 2, Apr - Nov 274 A.D.; obverse IMP C L DOM AVRELIANVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right; reverse ORIENS AVG (the rising sun of the Emperor), Mars on left in military dress, standing right, long scepter in left hand, receiving globe from Sol, on right standing left, whip in left hand, resting with right foot on a bound captive in oriental dress seated left, head turned right, XXI•P in exergue; extremely rare, the only specimen known to MER-RIC and otherwise unpublished; SOLD
Jupiter or Jove, Zeus to the Greeks, was the king of the gods and god of the sky and thunder, and of laws and social order. As the patron deity of ancient Rome, he was the chief god of the Capitoline Triad, with his sister and wife Juno. The father of Mars, he is, therefore, the grandfather of Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome. Emperors frequently made vows to Jupiter for protection. The Roman's believed as the king of the gods, Jupiter favored emperors and kings, those in positions of authority similar to his own.SH66608. Billon antoninianus, BnF XII 1003, Göbl MIR 143q, RIC V-1 260, SRCV III 11542, Choice EF, weight 3.550 g, maximum diameter 23.0 mm, die axis 0o, 1st officina, Serdica (Sofia, Bulgaria) mint, 4th emission, c. 272; obverse IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right; reverse IOVI CONSER (to Jupiter the protector), emperor standing right, scepter in left, receiving globe from Jupiter, Jupiter standing left, scepter in left, P in exergue; SOLD
The epithet Invictus in the obverse legend translates, "the invincible" or "the undefeated."
In 274, Rome greeted Aurelian as Restitutor Orbis ("Restorer of the World") and accorded him a magnificent triumph (victory procession), which was graced by his captives Tetricus I and his son Tetricus II. Aurelian's conquests of the Palmyran Empire and the Gallic Empire reunited the Roman Empire.SH63723. Billon antoninianus, MER-RIC 2787, RIC V-1 301, Venèra 10030 - 10033 10732, BnF XII 1048, SRCV III 11593, aEF, much silvering remaining, weight 4.175 g, maximum diameter 21.3 mm, die axis 180o, 3rd officina, Serdica (Sofia, Bulgaria) mint, issue 8, phase 2, Nov 274 - Sep 275 A.D.; obverse IMP C AVRELIANVS INVICTVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right; reverse RESTITVT OR-BIS, Aurelian on right standing left, extending right to woman standing confronted and offering him a wreath, star lower center, KA•Γ• in exergue; SOLD
There is only one obverse die recorded for this type.RA77606. Billon antoninianus, MER-RIC T2150 (12 specimens), Verona TNRB 9 14044, RIC V-1 225, BnF XII - (noted p. 354), Venèra -, VF/F, scratches, edge splits, weight 3.414 g, maximum diameter 22.3 mm, die axis 0o, 3rd officina, Siscia (Sisak, Croatia) mint, issue 5, end 271 - autumn 272; obverse IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate, cuirassed and draped bust left with paludamentum, seen from rear, spear pointing forward in right hand, shield on left shoulder; reverse IOVI CONSER (to Jupiter the protector), emperor on left, standing right, in military dress, short scepter in left hand, receiving a globe from Jupiter, on right, standing left, long scepter vertical in left hand, *T in exergue; very rare; SOLD
Aurelian, August 270 - October or November 275 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt
In 274, Aurelian reconquered the Gallic Empire (Gaul and Britain). Tetricus I surrendered his army near Châlons-sur-Marne, France. With the defeat and recovery of the Palmyrene Empire and the Gallic Empire, the Roman Empire was reunited. Rome greeted Aurelian as Restitutor Orbis ("Restorer of the World") and accorded him a magnificent triumph (victory procession), which was graced by his captives Tetricus I and his son Tetricus II.RX84546. Billon tetradrachm, Dattari 5467; Geissen 3090; Milne 4435; Curtis 1810; BMC Alexandria p. 307, 2372; SNG Hunterian 4780; SNG Cop 882; Kampmann 106.44; Emmet 3961.5 (R1), EF, well centered, small flan cracks, slight corrosion, weight 7.900 g, maximum diameter 21.2 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 273 - 28 Aug 274; obverse A K Λ ΔOM AYPHΛIANOC CEB, laureate bust right; reverse ETOVC over E (year 5) within wreath; ex William M. Rosenblum; SOLD
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