RIC V Aurelian 225, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Siscia, 270–275 AD. Obverse: bust of aurelian, radiate, draped, right or bust of aurelian, radiate, cuirassed, right or bust of aurelian, radiate, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand. Reverse: aurelian, standing right, receving globe from jupiter, standing left, holding sceptre. Weight about 3.1 g, diameter 20.7 mm.
obverse
Bust of Aurelian, radiate, draped, right or bust of Aurelian, radiate, cuirassed, right or bust of Aurelian, radiate, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand
IMP AVRELIANVS AVG
reverse
Aurelian, standing right, receving globe from Jupiter, standing left, holding sceptre
IOVI CONSER
specimens (7)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz
2.37g
7↕
KENOM
3.20g
6↕
KENOM
3.42g
6↕
Art Institute of Chicago
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.53g
⌀20.7
6↕
British Museum
3.82g
British Museum (RIC V)
Cite this coin
RIC V Aurelian 225 (ric.5.aur.225), 270–275 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-aurelian-225/ (accessed: 2026-08-22). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA