Aurelian; AE Antoninianus, Cyzicus; Mars and Sol
125,00 €
Description
Aurelian (270 – 275 AD). AE Antoninianus, Cyzicus mint 275 AD. IMP AURELIANVS AVG; radiate, cuirassed bust right / MARS INVICTVS; Mars standing right, holding spear and receiving globe from Sol standing left, with foot on bound captive left seated between and holding whip; XXI in ex.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE22 |
| Weight [g]: | 3,68 |
| Grade: | VF/aVF |
| Attribution: | RIC 358 |
| Commentary: | rare; much of the silvering intact, good details |
Historical Context
The visible part of Roman city walls today are so called Aurelian Walls built by Aurelian and Probus 271-275 AD, being 19 km long, 8 meters high and 3,5 meters thick.
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