Silvered Antoninianus of Aurelian from the Roman Empire

A 24 mm silvered antoninianus of Aurelian (270-275 AD), the emperor who constructed the impressive city walls around Rome that still stand partially intact today. He was also a talented general, inflicting defeats on the barbarian Alamanni, Goths, Vandals, and Sarmatians, conquering the breakaway Palmyrene Empire of Queen Zenobia, and taking back Gaul and Britain from the separatist Emperor Tetricus. Unfortunately, he was assassinated by disgruntled court officials and Praetorians after just five years. The front shows Aurelian wearing a radiate crown and armor, with the inscription IMP AVRELIANVS AVG = "Commander Aurelian Augustus". The back shows Aurelian clasping hands with the goddess Concordia, with the inscription CONCORDIA MILITVM = "The Agreement of the Soldiers". The mintmark at the bottom is XXIQ, where the XXI denotes the metal content of 20 parts copper to 1 part silver, and the Q indicates the mint of Rome. A very nice coin with good detail and a lot of greenish but intact silvering. Reference: RIC 5a Aurelian 244


A fun little coin with nice detail that doesn't break the bank