Aurelian (270-275)

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Type:270-275 (Aurelian) Denarius
Obverse Legend:IMP AVRELIANVS AVG
Obverse:Laureate draped and curiassed bust right
Reverse Legend:VICTORIA AVG
Reverse:Victory advancing left, captive at feet
Reference:S-3272, VM-36
Small flan crack from striking at 12:00.
                              
 
Type:270-275 (Aurelian) Antoninianus
Obverse Legend:IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG
Obverse:Radiate and curiassed bust right
Reverse Legend:CONSERVAT AVG
Reverse:Sol walking left with a captive at his feet, Δ in field
Exergue:XXI
Reference:VM-8
                              
 
Type:270-275 (Aurelian) Antoninianus
Obverse Legend:IMP C AVRELIANUS AVG
Obverse:Radiate curiassed bust right
Reverse Legend:ORIENS AVG
Reverse:Sol standing facing, head left, between two captives
Exergue:?XXI
Reference:S-3261var (has B legend instead), VM-14
                              
 
Type:270-275 (Aurelian) Antoninianus
Obverse Legend:IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG
Obverse:Radiate and curiassed head right
Reverse Legend:RESTITVT OR ORBIS
Reverse:Female standing right presenting a wreath to Aurelian standing left
Exergue:(star) B
Reference:S-3265var (has extra OR)
Legend has what looks like O R between RESTITVT and ORBIS. Error duplication of the first two letters of ORBIS?
                              
 
Type:270-275 (Aurelian) Antoninianus
Obverse Legend:IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG
Obverse:Radiate and curiassed head right
Reverse Legend:REST(ITVT O)RBIS
Reverse:Female standing right presenting a wreath to Aurelian standing left
Exergue:B
Reference:S-3265var (B legend instead)
Weakly struck on lower obverse/upper reverse, though the legend appears to be without the extra O R based on the position of the visible letters.
                              
 
Type:270-275 (Aurelian) Antoninianus
Obverse Legend:IMP AVRELIANVS AVG
Obverse:Radiate curiassed bust right
Reverse Legend:RESTITVTOR ORBIS
Reverse:Victory presenting a wreath to Aureilan, ε in field
Exergue:XXI
                              
 
Type:276-282 (Aurelian) Antoninianus
Obverse Legend:IMP AVRELIANVS AVG
Obverse:Radiate curiassed bust right
Reverse Legend:ORIENS AVG
Reverse:Sol standing left with two captives
Exergue:ε XXI A
                              
 
Type:270-275 (Aurelian) Antoninianus
Obverse Legend:IMP AVRELIANVS AVG
Obverse:Radiate curiassed bust right
Reverse Legend:RESTITVTOR EXERCITI
Reverse:Mars and Arelian together holding a globe, script L in field
Exergue:XXI
Reference:VM-22a
                              
 
Type:270-275 (Aurelian) Antoninianus
Obverse Legend:IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG
Obverse:Radiate curiassed bust right
Reverse Legend:PROVIDEN DEOR
Reverse:Sol and Fides Militum standing facing
Exergue:KHΔ
Reference:VM-21
                              
 


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