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RIC V Aurelian 255

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RIC V Aurelian 255, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Siscia, 270–275 AD. Obverse: bust of aurelian, radiate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: sol, radiate, walking left, between two captives, raising right hand and holding whip in left hand. Weight about 3.3 g, diameter 23.0 mm.
mint Siscia weight 3.31g (3)
ruler Aurelian diameter ⌀23.0 (1)
denomination Antoninianus axis 9↕ (2)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Aurelian, radiate, cuirassed, right

IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG
reverse

Sol, radiate, walking left, between two captives, raising right hand and holding whip in left hand

ORIENS AVG
specimens (3)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz 3.26g 11↕
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz 3.01g 6↕
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 3.65g ⌀23.0

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RIC V Aurelian 255 (ric.5.aur.255), 270–275 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-aurelian-255/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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