The first we hear of Aurelian is during the reign of Gallienus during the campaign against Aureolus, the commander of the mobile field army based at Milan. Aureolus had revolted …

Aurelian is represented on his coins, sometimes laureate, sometimes radiate, after the usual manner of the Roman Emperors, and at other times crowned with a diadem according to the …

A Roman army under Aurelian was ambushed and defeated. After the Iuthungi moved towards a defenseless Rome, Aurelian rallied his men and defeated the them on the Metauro River, just …

Dec 31, 2002 · Aurelian, August 270 - October or November 275 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt In 274, Aurelian reconquered the Gallic Empire (Gaul and Britain). Tetricus I surrendered his …

Aurelian issued denarii in considerable numbers so they are readily available to collectors today. As with the bronze coins, subsequent rulers issued a few (rare) denarii for special occasions …

In 272, Aurelian advanced quickly through Anatolia while the Roman general Probus recovered Egypt. After Aurelian defeated Zenobia near Antioch, the Palmyrene armies retreated to …

Aurelian also introduced the enigmatic mark XXI on the coins, the meaning of which is a matter of debate today. The two main theories are that it means the coin was valued at 20 sestertii and …

Jul 7, 2009 · Aurelian promoted the worship of Sol Invictus, and made it Rome's major official religion in 270 CE. That's when it really began to come to life on the coinage, in a particularly …

The aurelianianus was a silver clad radiate denomination introduced by Aurelian in 274 A.D. and struck until 293 A.D. After 274 the older radiate Antoniniani no longer circulated. The …

The side with Aurelian is probably the obverse, in spite of the officina mark below him. It was standard practice for the emperor to be on the obverse, and these coins show Aurelian with …