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RIC V Aurelian 159

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RIC V Aurelian 159, Aureus, Gold, struck at Siscia, 270–271 AD. Obverse: bust of aurelian, laureate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: lion, walking or springing left, holding thunderbolt. Weight about g, diameter 21.0 mm.
obverse RIC V Aurelian 159
obverse: Bust of Aurelian, laureate, cuirassed, right
mint Siscia weight g (0)
ruler Aurelian diameter ⌀21.0 (1)
denomination Aureus axis ↕ (0)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Aurelian, laureate, cuirassed, right

AVRELIANVS AVG
reverse

Lion, walking or springing left, holding thunderbolt

P M TR P COS P P
specimens (1)
RIC V Aurelian 159, artic
Art Institute of Chicago ⌀21.0

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RIC V Aurelian 159 (ric.5.aur.159), 270–271 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-aurelian-159/ (accessed: 2026-08-10). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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