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 'Military Concord' Antoninianus 020216 | Aurelian 'Military Concord' Antoninianus Bronze, 3.80 grams, 21.72 mm. Siscia. 270-275 AD. Obverse: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, long-necked, radiate, cuirassed bust right. Reverse: CONCORDIA MILITVM, emperor standing right, clasping hands with Concordia, standing left. Mintmark P star in exergue. RIC V-1, 215 and 244; cf Sear 11522-11523. Near extremely fine. | £30.00  |  |
| | Aurelian 'Sol and Captive' Silvered Antoninianus 020209 | Aurelian 'Sol and Captive' Silvered Antoninianus Bronze, 4.07 grams, 21.67 mm. Rome. 274-275 AD. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: ORIENS AVG, Sol walking right, holding laurel-branch and bow, treading down an enemy, officina letter epsilon in left field. Mintmark XXIR in exergue. RIC V-1, 64; Cohen 159, Sear 11569. Good very fine with much of the original silvering remaining. | £30.00 |  |
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