ORIENS AVGG


Reference : AYC #8 ov?, RIC 6
Weight: 2.67 grs
Metal: Silver
Diameter: ?
Scarcity: Extremely rare
Type:

Obverse

Reverse

IMP C P C REGALIANVS AVG

Radiate and draped bust of Regalianus to the right.

ORIENS AVGG

Sol standing left, raising the right hand and holding whip with the left hand.

Photo of a coin sold the 12/12/2016 by Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 98, lot 1403, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3512633, link to their website: https://www.arsclassicacoins.com/.

'''ov?'' in the reference: AYC #8 ov?, means that this coin is overstruck on a coin undetermined emperor. ''ov'' for overstruck. Only the letter V of the old legend remains on the reverse, we also see a remainder of the letter G? or another letter before this letter V. These two letters are visible around the letter S of ORIENS.

This coin shares the same obverse die as the AYC #3, RIC - (type CONCORDIA AVGG) and a Caracalla coin with the reverse IOVI CONSERVATORI (described VIC O or VICO by several books, it is in my opinion a break of legend IOVI C - ONSERVATORI). The coin is preserved at the Kunsthistorische museum de Vienne, INV. NR. Münzkabinett, RÖ 20745, lien vers la monnaie: https://www.khm.at/objektdb/detail/1035155/. This coin is the AYC #5 ov Car, RIC 4.  

I assign the RIC numbers according to the marked legends. For example, RIC 7 is given for an overstrike of a Caracalla denarius. I have classified coins under this number 6 because they use the same legends for Regalianus, even though they are overstruck from other emperors. The RIC 6 is also existing for two different types: LIBERLAS AVGG and ORIENS AVGG, this is a number assignment error. The ORIENS AVGG type should be n°7.

I classify under this same number other coins of which we can not determine the emperor present on the original coin and the reverse used:

The first coin has been sold the 26/11/1930 by Adoplh E. Cahn in his Katalog 68, it is the lot 679. This coin has been sold too the 09/09/2008 by UBS Gold & Numismatics, Auction 78, lot 1887, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=499282. Same obverse die as the copy illustrating this AYC #7 ov?, RIC 6. No visible trace of the original coin.

The second coin has been sold the 15/12/2007 by Jean Elsen & ses Fils S.A., Auction 94, lot 746, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=428359, link to their website: https://www.european-coins.eu/. Here is the coin:

No remains of legend are visible but we see a portrait, Geta? 

The third coin has been sold the 29/09/2019 by Roma Numismatics Limited, Auction 18, lot 1214, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6334474, link to their website: http://www.romanumismatics.com/. Here is the coin:

We distinguish the letters AVGV on the reverse, AVGVSTI?