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Antoninianus - Aurelianus RESTITVT ORBIS; Antioch

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Aurelian (Lucius Domitius Aurelianus) (270-275)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 270-275
Value Antoninianus (1)
Currency Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition Silver (20 Parts Cu to 1 Part Ag)
Weight 3.9 g
Diameter 22.5 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
291215
References RIC V.1# 386
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.386
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Aurelian, right, radiate, cuirassed.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG

Unabridged legend: Imperator, Caesar, Aurelianus Augustus.

Translation: Supreme commander, Caesar, Aurelian, emperor.

Reverse

Woman standing to right, draped, presenting wreath to Aurelian, standing to left, holding long sceptre with left hand and extending right hand.
Officina letter in centre field or exergue.
Sometimes mark of value in exergue.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
RESTITVT ORBIS
XXI

Unabridged legend: Restitutor Orbis.

Translation:
Restorer of the city (Rome).
20:1

Mint

Antioch on the Orontes, Syria, modern-day Antakya, Turkey

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (270-275)  1st Officina (A in exergue) 14%
ND (270-275)  1st Officina (A in field; XXI in exergue) 1.5%
ND (270-275)  1st Officina (P in field; XXI in exergue) 12%
ND (270-275)  2nd Officina (B in exergue) 5%
ND (270-275)  2nd Officina (B in field; XXI in exergue) 3%
ND (270-275)  2nd Officina (S in field; XXI in exergue) 12%
ND (270-275)  3rd Officina (T in field; XXI in exergue) 11%
ND (270-275)  3rd Officina (Γ in field; XXI in exergue) 1.5%
ND (270-275)  3rd Officina (Γin exergue) 5%
ND (270-275)  4th Officina (Q in field; XXI in exergue) 6%
ND (270-275)  4th Officina (Δ in exergue) 5%
ND (270-275)  4th Officina (Δ in field; XXI in exergue) 1.5%
ND (270-275)  5th Officina (V in field; XXI in exergue) 3%
ND (270-275)  5th Officina (ε in exergue) 1.5%
ND (270-275)  5th Officina (ε in field; XXI in exergue) 1.5%
ND (270-275)  6th Officina (VI in field; XXI in exergue) 11%
ND (270-275)  7th Officina (Z in exergue) 5%
ND (270-275)  7th Officina (Z in field; XXI in exergue) 3%
ND (270-275)  8th Officina (H in exergue) 6%
ND (270-275)  8th Officina (H in field; XXI in exergue) 3%
ND (270-275)  XXI in exergue 8%

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