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RIC V Aurelian 278

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RIC V Aurelian 278, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Serdica, 270–275 AD. Obverse: bust of aurelian, radiate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: sol, radiate, standing left between two captives, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand. Weight about 4.3 g, diameter 21.5 mm.
obverse RIC V Aurelian 278
obverse: Bust of Aurelian, radiate, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC V Aurelian 278
reverse: Sol, radiate, standing left between two captives, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand
mint Serdica weight 4.30g (2)
ruler Aurelian diameter ⌀21.5 (1)
denomination Antoninianus axis 7↕ (2)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
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obverse

Bust of Aurelian, radiate, cuirassed, right

IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG
reverse

Sol, radiate, standing left between two captives, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand

ORIENS AVG
specimens (2)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz 4.93g 1↕
American Numismatic Society 3.66g ⌀21.5 12↕

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RIC V Aurelian 278 (ric.5.aur.278), 270–275 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-aurelian-278/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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