Roman Empire 1 Aureus (270-275). Aurelianus (AD 270-275). AV aureus (20mm; Gold. 4.18 gm; 1h). Rome or Milan; AD 274...

Roman Empire 1 Aureus (270-275). Aurelianus (AD 270-275). AV aureus (20mm; Gold. 4.18 gm; 1h). Rome or Milan; AD 274-275. Obverse: IMP C L DOM AVRE-LIANVS P F AVG; laureate; cuirassed bust of Aurelian right; seen from front. Reverse: V-IRTVS-AVG, Mars advancing right; transverse spear in right hand, trophy in left over shoulder; captive seated right at feet to right. (Calico 4048 = S.3; Spink 11498 XF = 3500$). Ex Morris Collection (Heritage Auction 3071; NYINC; 6 January 2019); lot 32226; Classical Numismatic Group 40 (4 December 1996; in association with Numismatica Ars Classica); lot 1681. The consummate military man; Aurelian is shown here in the fashionable scale-mail armor of the era. Quite appropriate to this militant age; the war god Mars strides forward on the reverse; with a pitiful bound barbarian captive at his feet. NGC MS ★ 4/5 - 4/5. (S/C-) = 14400$ (Heritage 13.01.2020)