Coin: billon antoninianus

Museum number:
8-4052
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.50
Description:
Coin; Billon; Antoninianus; Roman. 4.07 grams, 23 mm. Aurelian, 270-275 AD. Milan, Italy. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, Bust r. radiate. Reverse: ORIENS AVG, Sol striding l., two captives at his feet; S in field r., in exergue XXI
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Mediolanum (ancient Milan)
Production place:
Mediolanum (ancient Milan)
Culture or time period:
Illyrian Emperors (268–284 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Billon
Person depicted:
Aurelian (Emperor of Rome) and Sol (Roman deity)
Inscription:
Reverse exergue: Q, Obverse legend: AVRELIANVS AVG, and Reverse legend: ORIENS AVG
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Antoniniani and Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
270-275 AD
Accession date:
November 12, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 23 millimeters and weight 4.07 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: billon antoninianus, accession number 8-4052, described as Coin; Billon; Antoninianus; Roman. 4.07 grams, 23 mm. Aurelian, 270-275 AD. Milan, Italy. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, Bust r. radiate. Reverse: ORIENS AVG, Sol striding l., two captives at his feet; S in field r., in exergue XXIHearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: billon antoninianus, accession number 8-4052, described as Coin; Billon; Antoninianus; Roman. 4.07 grams, 23 mm. Aurelian, 270-275 AD. Milan, Italy. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, Bust r. radiate. Reverse: ORIENS AVG, Sol striding l., two captives at his feet; S in field r., in exergue XXIHearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: billon antoninianus, accession number 8-4052, described as Coin; Billon; Antoninianus; Roman. 4.07 grams, 23 mm. Aurelian, 270-275 AD. Milan, Italy. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, Bust r. radiate. Reverse: ORIENS AVG, Sol striding l., two captives at his feet; S in field r., in exergue XXIHearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: billon antoninianus, accession number 8-4052, described as Coin; Billon; Antoninianus; Roman. 4.07 grams, 23 mm. Aurelian, 270-275 AD. Milan, Italy. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, Bust r. radiate. Reverse: ORIENS AVG, Sol striding l., two captives at his feet; S in field r., in exergue XXIHearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: billon antoninianus, accession number 8-4052, described as Coin; Billon; Antoninianus; Roman. 4.07 grams, 23 mm. Aurelian, 270-275 AD. Milan, Italy. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, Bust r. radiate. Reverse: ORIENS AVG, Sol striding l., two captives at his feet; S in field r., in exergue XXIHearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: billon antoninianus, accession number 8-4052, described as Coin; Billon; Antoninianus; Roman. 4.07 grams, 23 mm. Aurelian, 270-275 AD. Milan, Italy. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, Bust r. radiate. Reverse: ORIENS AVG, Sol striding l., two captives at his feet; S in field r., in exergue XXIHearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: billon antoninianus, accession number 8-4052, described as Coin; Billon; Antoninianus; Roman. 4.07 grams, 23 mm. Aurelian, 270-275 AD. Milan, Italy. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, Bust r. radiate. Reverse: ORIENS AVG, Sol striding l., two captives at his feet; S in field r., in exergue XXIHearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: billon antoninianus, accession number 8-4052, described as Coin; Billon; Antoninianus; Roman. 4.07 grams, 23 mm. Aurelian, 270-275 AD. Milan, Italy. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, Bust r. radiate. Reverse: ORIENS AVG, Sol striding l., two captives at his feet; S in field r., in exergue XXI
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: billon antoninianus, accession number 8-4052, described as Coin; Billon; Antoninianus; Roman. 4.07 grams, 23 mm. Aurelian, 270-275 AD. Milan, Italy. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, Bust r. radiate. Reverse: ORIENS AVG, Sol striding l., two captives at his feet; S in field r., in exergue XXIDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: billon antoninianus, accession number 8-4052, described as Coin; Billon; Antoninianus; Roman. 4.07 grams, 23 mm. Aurelian, 270-275 AD. Milan, Italy. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, Bust r. radiate. Reverse: ORIENS AVG, Sol striding l., two captives at his feet; S in field r., in exergue XXI

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