ORIENS AVGG

Reference : AYC #8 ov Alex Sev, RIC 6

Weight: 3.07 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 17/11/2006 by Auktionshaus H.D. GmbH, Auction 79, lot 2479, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=337826, link to their website: https://www.hdrauch.com/site/de/.

''ov Alex Sev'' in the reference: AYC #8 ov Alex Sev, means that this coin is overstruck on a denarius of Alexander Severus. ''ov'' for overstruck. I attribute the original coin to Alexander Severus because we can read on the obverse: SEV ALE. No other trace of the original coin is visible.

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.