Binio Issued by Aurelian
Binio (Double Aureus) Issued by Aurelian
- Description:
- Obverse: Bust of Aurelian. Reverse: Aurelian on Horseback Holding a Spear.
- Medium:
- Gold
- Dimensions:
- Diam. 2.3 cm
- Context:
- Minted in Milan
- Date:
- 271–72 CE
- Inventory Number:
- BNC XII/1 Aurel 420 (A. V. 1348)
- Lender:
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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The obverse legend, in Latin, reads:
IMP C L DOM AVRELIANVS P F AVG
Translation: Imperator Caius Lucius Domitius Aurelianus Pius Felix Augustus
The reverse legend, in Latin, reads:
ADVENTVS AVG
Translation: Arrival of Augustus.
This coin, issued by the Roman emperor Aurelian, is similar to two types he issued from the mint at Rome: RIC Aurelian 8 and RIC Aurelian 9.