

Aurelian (270-275). AE Denarius (debased), Rome mint, 270-275. Obv. IMP AVRELIANVS AVG. Laureate and cuirassed bust right. Rev. VICTORIA AVG. Victory, winged, draped, walking left, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand; at her feet, captive. RIC V 73. 2.18 g. 18.00 mm. Good F. The denarii of this issue are more commonly heavily debased, or entirely of copper (with a lost thin silvering) than not.