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Coin of Cremna with bust of Aurelian
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 270–275
Mint: Pisidia, Cremna
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 32.5 mm. Weight: 17.23 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.1246
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Aurelian to right. IMP.C.S.L.DO.M.AVRELIANO
Reverse: Fortuna standing, head left, sceptre in left hand, holds bust of Aurelian (?) on right hand. Right foot on upper part of rivergod (?) rising out of ground.
Griffin with forepaw on wheel faces left beside sceptre.
FORTVNAC O LCREMN
Reverse: Fortuna standing, head left, sceptre in left hand, holds bust of Aurelian (?) on right hand. Right foot on upper part of rivergod (?) rising out of ground.
Griffin with forepaw on wheel faces left beside sceptre.
FORTVNAC O LCREMN
ProvenanceBy 1964: Hans von Aulock Collection; purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock, September 23, 1964