Aureus - Aurelianus GENIVS ILLVR; Genius
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Aurelian (Lucius Domitius Aurelianus) (270-275)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 270-275 |
| Value | Aureus (25⁄2) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 6 g |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 290978 |
| References | RIC V.1# 172 Percy H. Webb, Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1927. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 5.1. Valerian to Florian (AD 253–276). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.5.aur.172Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Aurelian, radiate, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP C L DOM AVRELIANVS AVG
Translation:
Imperator Caesar Lucius Domitius Aurelianus Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Lucius Domitius Aurelian, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Genius, standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; behind, ensign.
Script: Latin
Lettering: GENIVS ILLVR
Translation:
Genius Illyriciani.
To the genius of [the army in] Illyria.
Mint
Siscia, modern-day Sisak, CroatiaComments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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