Coin; Billon; Antoninianus; Roman. 4.30 grams, 26 mm. Aurelian, 270-275 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: IMP C AVRELIANVS, Bust r. radiate. Reverse: ORIENS AVG, Sol l., between two captives, in exergue P M
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: PM, Obverse legend: IMP C AVRELIANVS, and Reverse legend: ORIENS AVG