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Coin Type: Billon antoninianus of Aurelian, 270-275 CE Mint and Date: Rome, 11th issue, officina 1; start - September 275 CE. Size and Weight: 22mm, 4.2g Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG Radiate, cuirassed bust right. Reverse: ORIEN-S AVG Sol standing right, brandishing bow in left hand, laurel branch held high in right hand, trampling a seated captive right who raises a hand in protest. Field marks: A in left field Exergue: XXIR Ref: RCV (2005) 11569; RIC V, vol I, 64 BW Ref: 013 027 038

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