Aurelian (270 - 275 AD)
Lucius Domitius Aurelianus, known in English as Aurelian, was the second of several highly successful "soldier-emperors" who helped the Roman Empire regain its power during the latter part of the third century and the beginning of the fourth. During his reign, the Empire was reunited in its entirety, following fifteen years of rebellion, the loss of two-thirds of its territory to break-away empires (the Palmyrene Empire in the east and the Gallic Empire in the west) and devastating barbarian invasions. His successes started the end of the empire's Crisis of the Third Century.
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| | Aurelian 'Emperor Honoured' Antoninianus 016934 | Aurelian 'Emperor Honoured' Antoninianus Bronze, 4.24 grams, 22.86 mm. Antioch. 270-275 AD. Obverse: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: RESTITVT ORBIS, woman standing right, presenting wreath to emperor, standing left, holding sceptre, officina letter in lower centre, XXI in exergue. RIC V-1, 386; cf Sear5 11592 (mintmark). Fine-good fine. | £6.00  |  |
| | Aurelian 'Mars' Antoninianus 016921 | Aurelian 'Mars' Antoninianus Silvered bronze, 3.41 grams, 21.69 mm. Cyzicus. 270-275 AD. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: RESTITVTOR EXERCITI, Mars, helmeted, holding spear and Emperor, holding sceptre, together holding globe. Officina letter A to epsilon in lower centre, XXI in exergue. RIC V-1, 366; Sear5 11597. Good very fine with most of the original silvering remaining. | £16.00 |  |
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