Coin; Billon; Antoninianus; Roman. 3.07 grams, 22 mm. Aurelian, 270-275 AD. Pavia, Italy. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, Bust r. radiate. Reverse: PROVIDEN DEOR, Sol at r. salutes spirit of the military l.; in exergue SXXT
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Ticinum (ancient place)
Production place:
Ticinum (ancient place)
Culture or time period:
Illyrian Emperors (268–284 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Billon
Person depicted:
Aurelian (Emperor of Rome) and Sol (Roman deity)
Inscription:
Reverse exergue: SXXT, Obverse legend: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, and Reverse legend: PROVIDEN DEOR