Antoninianus coin of Roman Emperor Aurelian
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Title
Antoninianus coin of Roman Emperor Aurelian
Description
A "Restitutor Orbis" coin of Roman Emperor Lucius Domitius Aurelianus (r. 270-275 CE). While minted as a "silver" coin, this specimen is silver-plated bronze.
Obverse ("heads") depicts a cuirassed bust of Aurelian, wearing a radiate crown, facing right. The legend reads:
IMP[ERATOR] C[AESAR] AVRELIANVS AVG[VSTVS] ("Emperor Caesar Aurelian Augustus").
Reverse ("tails") portrays a woman, left, handing a laurel wreath to the Emperor, right, holding a spear or sceptre. There is a star shape between the two figures, and the mint-mark "KA" beneath the image. The legend reads:
"RESTITVT[OR] OR • BIS" ("Restorer of the World").
Obverse ("heads") depicts a cuirassed bust of Aurelian, wearing a radiate crown, facing right. The legend reads:
IMP[ERATOR] C[AESAR] AVRELIANVS AVG[VSTVS] ("Emperor Caesar Aurelian Augustus").
Reverse ("tails") portrays a woman, left, handing a laurel wreath to the Emperor, right, holding a spear or sceptre. There is a star shape between the two figures, and the mint-mark "KA" beneath the image. The legend reads:
"RESTITVT[OR] OR • BIS" ("Restorer of the World").
Creator
Lucius Domitius Aurelianus
Publisher
Tripolis mint
Date
270 - 275 CE, mostly likely 274
Contributor
The American Numismatic Association Certification Service
Rights
Dylan Norton (owner)
Format
Struck bronze coin, silver-plated
Diameter of coin: 23mm
Protective case dimensions: 60mm wide, 82mm tall
Reverse image rotated approximately 170 degrees relative to obverse
Diameter of coin: 23mm
Protective case dimensions: 60mm wide, 82mm tall
Reverse image rotated approximately 170 degrees relative to obverse
Language
Latin (engraving on coin)
English (on protective case)
English (on protective case)
Type
Numismatic material
Identifier
External:
EF 45
RIC V, 389
EF 45
RIC V, 389
Internal:
2025-03-001
2025-03-001
Coverage
270-275 CE
274 CE
3rd Century CE
Roman Asia Minor
Phrygia
Tripolis
274 CE
3rd Century CE
Roman Asia Minor
Phrygia
Tripolis
Citation
Lucius Domitius Aurelianus, “Antoninianus coin of Roman Emperor Aurelian,” Omeka, accessed February 5, 2026, https://omeka.ischool.utoronto.ca/items/show/11.