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Antoninianus with bust of Aurelian

Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 274–275
Mint: Ticinum

Medium/Technique Billon
Dimensions Diameter: 23.5 mm. Weight: 3.54 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1984.9
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Radiate, cuirassed bust of Aurelian to right.
IMPCAVRELIANVSAVG
Reverse: Sol standing, globe in left hand, right hand raised, right foot on seated captive. At left and right, seated captive, hands bound behind them. Star in field at left.
SOLI I NVICTO in ex.: TXXT
ProvenanceBy 1983: with Ariadne Galleries, Inc., 970 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10021 (Ariadne auction, The Carlyle, 983 Madison Avenue, New York, December 9, 1983, lot 346); purchased by MFA at the December 9 auction and accessioned January 18, 1984