Aurelian reigned during the period known as the Crisis of the Third Century (235-284), when troops adopted the custom of appointing and deposing emperors at will. The coins became an instrument of propaganda, and their legends became messages that invoked the harmony between the emperor and his soldiers. Hence the legend on the reverse of this coin, CONCORDIA MILITUM (“the harmony of the soldiers”).
On the obverse, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Aurelian, surrounded by the legend IMP(erator) C(aesar) D(omitius) AVRELIANVS AVG(ustus) and a beaded rim. On the reverse, figure of the goddess Concordia, in profile, seated on a chair, holding a military standard in each hand. Surrounding the figure, the legend CONCORDIA MILI(tum) and a beaded rim. On the exergue, the letter P.