95,00 €
Aurelian (270 – 275 AD). AE Antoninianus, pre-roform issue, Rome mint 270 AD. IMP C L DOM AVRELIANVS AVG; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS AVG; Virtus standing left, resting hand on shield and holding long sceptre, B to right.
| Diameter [mm]: | AE22 |
| Weight [g]: | 2,40 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | RIC 41; Cohen 274 |
| Commentary: | very rare, pre-reform issue; brown patina, area of flat strike, good details |
The monetary reform devised by Aurelian intended to increase the silver content in the Antoninianus, what caused the mint worker and some part of Roman population to rebel.
