Ancient Roman, Empire Bronze Coin pendant - Emperor Aurelian (No reserve price)

Antonine pendant of Emperor Aurelian, 'one God, one empire, one idea.'

That was his motto, and to fulfill it without wasting time, he went to the nearest mint, in Siscia (present-day Croatia), and minted gold coins to secure the loyalty of his soldiers. He needed to reunify Rome after 15 years of division and restore order in the ongoing 'step aside so I can take your place' situation in which the empire was involved.

Imagine it was the year 270 AD, and after the death of Claudius II from either smallpox or measles, Aurelian, a soldier from a humble provincial family, is acclaimed emperor by the legions of Sirmium (his hometown). He defeats Quintillus, brother of Claudius II, and assumes power 'legitimately,' as was customary in those times.

So, even with the Senate's reservations, this emperor-soldier saw that he had the opportunity and began to make decisions:

He ordered the public treasury debt documents to be burned in front of everyone, increased taxes on the wealthiest significantly, and turned the insurgent territories into a fiscal hell.

He forced the peasants to cultivate lands that had gone long periods without planting and distributed food to the most needy population.

He implemented a monetary reform in record time using silver, gold, bronze, and other metals recovered from Hispania, Britain, and the treasure of Palmyra.

Believe it or not, it was a metal collection stage during which mints struck coins as if there were no tomorrow, and from Milan nearly two thousand years ago came the antoninianus of this pendant, which, especially the details on the back, simulate movement; pay attention:

Obverse: Bust of Aurelian, radiated, with imperial mantle, looking to the right. Legend: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG

- Reverso: Aureliano and Concordia with draped and pleated tunics shaking hands. Legend: CONCORDIA MILITVM -/-//S

Additionally:

He defeated the Goths, Vandals, Jutungs, Alamans, and Marcomanni slowly but steadily.

He reintegrated the kingdom of Palmyra (272 AD) and Gaul (273 AD), where, without wasting time, he proclaimed himself the restorer of the world.

He promoted the worship of 'Sol Invictus' as a unifying symbol complementary to the Roman gods.

And of course, since at that time he wanted to 'have everything tied up and well secured,' he ordered the construction of the Aurelian Walls around Rome (271–275 AD) to protect the Empire. A feat of about 19 km in length and 8 meters high, with 382 watchtowers and 18 main gates, built by civilian workers using recycled materials.

Suddenly, in 275 A.D., six years after ascending to power, his secretary Eros, thinking he would be punished for an administrative error, forged a list of high officials who, it seemed, Aurelian would order executed, and they, fearing for their lives, murdered the emperor. When they realized the deception, they killed him.

Nevertheless, his wife Ulpia Severina held the position during the brief interval until the arrival of the new emperor, and Lucius Domitius Aurelianus, a great military leader and reformer who, during his six-year reign, did his best to rehabilitate an empire in its declining hours, was deified as Divus Aurelianus, despite the Senate's attempts to erase his memory.

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