RIC temp #1785

Temp №: 1785
Reign Aurelianus
Person Aurelianus
Mint Rome
Issue 9
Issue name
Datation summer – autumn 274
Denomination Sestertii
obverse reverse
Obverse coin Revers coin
Titulature IMP AVRELIANVS P F AVG Legend ADVENTVS AVG
Obverse mark Reverse mark –/–//–
Bust code B1* Reverse code Emperor 1c
Bust description Bust right, laureate, cuirassed Reverse description Emperor on horseback riding r., holding transverse sceptre, preceded by a helmeted soldier ( Virtus?) r., head turned back l., holding spear pointing forward and shield and followed by a helmeted soldier holding spear pointing forward.

Note Overstruck on an earlier sestertius : under the portrait of Aurelian on the obverse, a reverse type VIRTVS AVG, Emperor std. r. holding globe and transverse spear, is to be seen (axis 5 o'clock).
Reference BNC p.298

Specimens of this coin type
Location Reference Quantity Weight Axis Remark
Vatican Gn. II, p. 113, 1; pl. 117, 8 ; Tocci 74 1 17.37 6 35mm photo