Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-5810
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005810
Accession number:
Acc.1951B
Object count:
1
Description:
Coin: AES PR? 3.7 grams. / 23 mm. Aurelianus o. Imp. Avrelianys aug. Head Laureate r. R. oriens avg. EXXIR. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG - bust facing right, radiate, cuirassed. Reverse: ORIENS AVG - Sol walking r. holding laurel branch and bow and beating down an enemy I I _____ XXIR Rayed god r. holding brranch r. vow l. foot on army
Donor:
Paul Musyck
Collection place:
Rome (ancient city)
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Illyrian Emperors (268–284 AD)
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Aurelian (Emperor of Rome) and Sol (Roman deity)
Inscription:
ORIENS AVG and IMP AVRELIANVS AVG
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
270-275 AD
Accession date:
February 1, 1951
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 23 millimeters and weight 3.7 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5810, described as Coin: AES PR? 3.7 grams. / 23 mm. Aurelianus o. Imp. Avrelianys aug. Head Laureate r. R. oriens avg. EXXIR. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG - bust facing right, radiate, cuirassed. Reverse: ORIENS AVG - Sol walking r. holding laurel branch and bow and beating down an enemy I I _____ XXIR Rayed god r. holding brranch r. vow l. foot on armyHearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5810, described as Coin: AES PR? 3.7 grams. / 23 mm. Aurelianus o. Imp. Avrelianys aug. Head Laureate r. R. oriens avg. EXXIR. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG - bust facing right, radiate, cuirassed. Reverse: ORIENS AVG - Sol walking r. holding laurel branch and bow and beating down an enemy I I _____ XXIR Rayed god r. holding brranch r. vow l. foot on armyHearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5810, described as Coin: AES PR? 3.7 grams. / 23 mm. Aurelianus o. Imp. Avrelianys aug. Head Laureate r. R. oriens avg. EXXIR. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG - bust facing right, radiate, cuirassed. Reverse: ORIENS AVG - Sol walking r. holding laurel branch and bow and beating down an enemy I I _____ XXIR Rayed god r. holding brranch r. vow l. foot on armyHearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5810, described as Coin: AES PR? 3.7 grams. / 23 mm. Aurelianus o. Imp. Avrelianys aug. Head Laureate r. R. oriens avg. EXXIR. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG - bust facing right, radiate, cuirassed. Reverse: ORIENS AVG - Sol walking r. holding laurel branch and bow and beating down an enemy I I _____ XXIR Rayed god r. holding brranch r. vow l. foot on armyHearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5810, described as Coin: AES PR? 3.7 grams. / 23 mm. Aurelianus o. Imp. Avrelianys aug. Head Laureate r. R. oriens avg. EXXIR. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG - bust facing right, radiate, cuirassed. Reverse: ORIENS AVG - Sol walking r. holding laurel branch and bow and beating down an enemy I I _____ XXIR Rayed god r. holding brranch r. vow l. foot on armyHearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5810, described as Coin: AES PR? 3.7 grams. / 23 mm. Aurelianus o. Imp. Avrelianys aug. Head Laureate r. R. oriens avg. EXXIR. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG - bust facing right, radiate, cuirassed. Reverse: ORIENS AVG - Sol walking r. holding laurel branch and bow and beating down an enemy I I _____ XXIR Rayed god r. holding brranch r. vow l. foot on armyHearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5810, described as Coin: AES PR? 3.7 grams. / 23 mm. Aurelianus o. Imp. Avrelianys aug. Head Laureate r. R. oriens avg. EXXIR. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG - bust facing right, radiate, cuirassed. Reverse: ORIENS AVG - Sol walking r. holding laurel branch and bow and beating down an enemy I I _____ XXIR Rayed god r. holding brranch r. vow l. foot on armyHearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5810, described as Coin: AES PR? 3.7 grams. / 23 mm. Aurelianus o. Imp. Avrelianys aug. Head Laureate r. R. oriens avg. EXXIR. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG - bust facing right, radiate, cuirassed. Reverse: ORIENS AVG - Sol walking r. holding laurel branch and bow and beating down an enemy I I _____ XXIR Rayed god r. holding brranch r. vow l. foot on army
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5810, described as Coin: AES PR? 3.7 grams. / 23 mm. Aurelianus o. Imp. Avrelianys aug. Head Laureate r. R. oriens avg. EXXIR. Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG - bust facing right, radiate, cuirassed. Reverse: ORIENS AVG - Sol walking r. holding laurel branch and bow and beating down an enemy I I _____ XXIR Rayed god r. holding brranch r. vow l. foot on army

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