275 AD., Aurelian, Rome mint, Denarius, RIC 73.

Aurelian, Rome mint, officina 2, 275 AD.,
Æ Denarius (18-20 mm / 2,56 g), silvered bronze, axis about coin alignment ↑↓ (ca. 190°),
Obv.: IMP AVRELI - ANVS AVG , laureate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian right.
Rev.: VICT-O-RI-A AVG / B (in exergue, officina number) , Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm-branch; captive seated on ground at left.
RIC V, I, 273, 73 ; Coh. 256 ; Göbl MIR 139 ; CBN 240 .

uncleaned brown original patina with remaining silvering in fields, few green layers, varnished
ex Münzhandlung Herbert Grün, Heidelberg (May 1998), no. 306, ex Münzhandlung Graf (ca. 1940s-50s, 5 (Reichs?)Mark)

Aurelian´s post-reform denarius was equal to 10 asses, the sestertius was equal to 2.5 asses, the antoninianus (double denarius) was equal to 20 asses.