Ancient Coins: Aurelian, the Unconquered Sun
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- Rome needed a hero during the later half of the third century. With the Empire split in three and enemies pressing on the frontier, Aurelian rose to the challenge, improving the economy, stabilizing the frontiers, reunifying the empire and likely saving Rome from an early disaster. Today we're looking at some of the coins of this remarkable Emperor.
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Aurelian is the greatest emperor that most people have never heard of.
Excellent video, Leo! By the way, for those who wonder: the surviving mint workers from Rome were moved to the newly created province of Dacia Aureliana to open the mint of Serdica. You do an amazing work with these videos, it is obvious that it must take a lot of work by their amazing quality. You should give a chance to those of your suscribers and followers who would like to contribute with your channel's continuity to do so, either by paypal, patreon or buy-me-a-coffee donations. Taking into account the value so many collectors have obtained and WILL OBTAIN from your videos, in my opinion it should be regarded as an investment rather than a donation!
Thank you VERY much once again for the kind words and the corrections on the information you provided me over whatsapp :)
Im thinking of a way of letting the subs contribute to the channel, indeed. It would really help my efforts
Your historical knowledge is impressive. Thanks for putting these videos out!
Wish I had some more ancient gold to show, but hey, we do what we can.
Glad you liked it, and welcome to the world of ancient coin collecting!
Fascinating stuff. Aurelian is my fav emperor
He has lovely coinage indeed, very impressive for such a short reign.
Aurelian coins is definitely on my bucket list. Great video Leo!
One of my first and most favorite Antoninianus is from Antioch showing both Aurelian and Vabalathus’s busts. Such a unique coin from a turbulent time in history, the story behind the coin is one of the best.
This is a fascinating coin that shows how politics on coins was made back then :)
What a dream come true….video dedicated to Aurelian and his coinage, thanks
My first and only Roman coin is an Antoninianus from Aurelian.
Thats a lovely first coin to have!
Mine too....
My first (and so far only) antoninianus is a silvered coin from Aurelian which has Sol Invictus on the reverse standing over prisoners of war. I got it from my mom for my 21st birthday almost a decade ago when I really started collecting ancient coins in earnest. It still holds a special place in my collection not only because Aurelian is one of my top five favorite Roman emperors but because it's such an attractive piece despite the severe debasement of the era that's miraculously managed to retain much of its silvering even after 1750 years! Definitely a keeper.
The quality of these post-reform antoninianii must have been quite good compared to those made in the time of Gallienus. The fact we still find so many with good silvering means they probably received a very good treatment.
I just got my first Ancient Roman coin (Aurelian Antoninianus),
And Thanks for the video!
Up for a good start, Aurelian is great!
I was looking at prices of his coins yesterday I decided to wait to get one just because I’ve reached my budget this month. but now I really wanna get one lol.
One more Aurelian is never enough!
Very amazing but sad story. I've watched very detailed videos on his reforms and military campaigns and it's beyond impressive. A harsh disciplinarian, but that was exactly what was needed.
It was a time of iron and blood for the Empire, it needed a harsh man like Aurelian, and he was up to the task.
Actually, let me correct myself, "Harsh" might not even be the right word. Aurelian displayed considerable leniency to all of those who surrendered peacefully. We cant say the same for many other emperors.
My very first lot of uncleaned Roman coins had a late radiate crown Antoninianus of Aurelian. I was so excited when I cleaned it and saw his name. The obverse still shows signs of silvering and the reverse, though less well preserved, shows Aurelian receiving the laurel from Jupiter. It's my favourite coin in my small collection.
Theres a little magic about cleaning a coin, slowly making the emperor's face and name visible, and thinking the last time someone saw this bust and these legends, it was some 2000 years ago!
@@ClassicalNumismatics Oh yes indeed, the thrill of cleaning and uncovering what you have is a rare pleasure. I'm totally hooked now. By chance I have a growing set of Constantine the Great's sons, including Constans I, Constantius II and the unfortunate Crispus, who I was unfamiliar with. Buying inexpensive uncleaned Roman coins is both rewarding and addictive. :-)
Outstanding video, well presented, you have beautiful examples of Roman coinage to show us. Coins of Severina seem to be more difficult to obtain these days.
They are! I have been on the lookout for a upgrade to this Severina recently but decided to look for other more important coins, as they seem to be rather hard to find today.
Her coins from some of the eastern mints can still be found easily, but I like the western style better.
Aurelian is the epitome of “we are so back”
I currently have 4 Antoninanus' of Aurelian.. 3 are the Jupiter reverse you featured, the other has Fortuna seated, holding a rudder & a cornucopiae.. this one shows the increased silver content the best...
One more aurelian coin is never enough! :)
Excellent video! Aurelian is my favorite crisis emperor. I have five or six of his coins because he is just so amazing in what he was able to accomplish
"Imagine risking your life for these pitiful coins" 😅 Strikes too hard these days, too hard.
10% inflation worldwide, baby!
Must admit later Roman coins quite aren't my cup of tea, but I might pick up some of his coins now!
The coinage from Aurelian to the pre-reform Tetrarchy pieces is surprisingly good and really worth looking into!
I recently got my first Aurelian Antoninianus last month as a birthday gift from a friend at a local coin show. I was looking through a dealers box and my friend came to show me some coins he bought and asked if i was going to buy this coin of Aurelian and i said maybe, my friend paid for it and said happy birthday! lol Its one of the Concordia Militarum coins issued in Siscia
You have a GOOD friend there!
@@ClassicalNumismatics one of my best friends indeed!
Great video, as always! I am proud owner of a "Sol Invictus with captives" antoninianus myself. It still has a respectable amount of silvering left
Its a lovely coin! My SOLI INVICTO is the latest addition to my Aurelian set, and it quickly became my favorite of the bunch
Very happy to have just bought an Aurelian ant with a restorer of the world reverse 😊
Nice! They are common and affordable, really great coins!
That was a very enjoyable history lesson. Also a life lesson as to how often, even 1700 years ago it was rare for the best leaders to be in positions of power.
Just like today, most seemed to be self-serving, somewhat corrupt megalomaniacs. Depressing in a way but useful to know.
I have a silvered Aurelian coin with an 'X' (Rome) mintmark with a conquering Sol Invictus on the obverse. Really interesting emperor.
I have a fully silvered antononinius of Aurialian. It looks as struck.
Lovely! Mint-State aurelianii are very impressive coins
Ajrelian is tied with Trajan for my favorite Emperor.
Another excellent entry 👌👏
Thank you! Theres more to come.
Great video! If your patient and persistent you can find plenty of good Aurelians on eBay with silvering for under $30
It seems to be getting harder and harder each day, but yes, with patience lovely bargains can still be found. Be wary of fakes though! If an offer seems too good to be true, it likely is!
I have that very same coin in my collection, that coin is the first coin shown in the video.
How rare are his sestesius? I’ve seen very little information on them the heaviest one was around 16 grams on numista
i have been watching your videos for the past month and i have learned alot about ancient coins but do you know a place where i can but uncleaned ancient coins?
I dont have the patience to clean coins manually, but there is plenty of youtube content about uncleaned romans, you should look it up.
How much cost this coin from 8.40* ?
Around 70-80€
Was the denarius of Aurelian common? I have never seen one.
They arent terribly rare, Id call them scarce, at most.
The antoninianii are definitely much more common.
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I’ve got a coin which appears to be mostly copper due to the tinge, it’s quite small but on the back has the image similar to sestertius. Does this seem correct?
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lesson I enjoy it thanks a lot.