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ID: |
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74000741 |
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[UNVERIFIED]
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| Type: |
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Roman Imperial |
| Issuer: |
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Aurelian |
| Date Ruled: |
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AD 270-275
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| Metal: |
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Bronze |
| Denomination: |
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Antoninianus |
| Struck / Cast: |
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struck |
| Date Struck: |
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AD 274-275 |
| Weight: |
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4.22 g |
| Die Axis: |
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7 h |
| Obverse Legend: |
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IMP C L D AVRELIANVS INVICTVS AVG |
| Obverse Description: |
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Radiate and cuirassed half-length bust left, holding Victory on globe in right hand, scepter in left |
| Reverse Legend: |
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RESTITVT OR-BIS / KAΓ / * |
| Reverse Description: |
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Female standing right, holding wreath in extended right hand she presents to Aurelian, standing left, holding scepter |
| Exergue: |
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KAΓ |
| Mint Mark: |
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KAΓ / * |
| Mint: |
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Serdica |
| Primary Reference: |
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RIC - |
| Reference2: |
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BN pl. 84, 229 = F.M. Vanni Peccatori, “Il tesoro di Modigliana (ForlÌ),” Bollettino di Numismatica 12 (1989), 129 |
| Photograph Credit: |
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Classical Numismatic Group |
| Source: |
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http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=97154 |
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Grade:
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EF, some silvering remaining, slight surface roughness |
| Notes: |
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3rd officina. 8th emission. Sale: Triton X, Lot: 741 Extremely rare, possibly the second known. The sole example recorded by Estiot in her catalog of the BN coins is from the Modigliana hoard. |
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