OBVERSE: AVRELIANVS AVG
REVERSE: ORIENS AVG = Sol standig left, with right hand raised and holding globe in left hand; at feet, a captive in oriental dress lying on his back, left hand raised
BUST TYPE: B = Radiate, cuirassed bust right
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//V
MINT: ROME
ISSUE: 6.2 (end 273 – early 274)
WEIGHT: 3,88 g
Extremely rare, sought-after and pictorially attractive variant of this otherwise popular reverse in the coinage of Aurelian (ORIENS AVG) in which the captive is lying before Sol in a somewhat relaxed pose (and is not knealing or sitting as usual). This variant was struck only at the Rome mint during brief emmissions no. 5 and 6.
Very nice, with much silvering!
