Ancient Gold Coins
Lot 4996 Session 16 (9.30am Friday) Ancient Gold Coins
Estimate $14,000
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SOLD $18,000
TRAJAN DECIUS, (A.D. 249-251), gold aureus, issued 250-251, Rome mint, (5.04 grams), obv. radiate bust to right of Trajan Decius, draped and cuirassed, around IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, rev. Abundantia standing half right, emptying cornucopiae held in both hands, around ABVNDANTIA AVG, (S.9352, RIC 10a, C.1, Calico 3282b [This Coin], Biaggi 1391 [This Coin]). Extremely fine and very rare.
Ex Glendining & Co, January 14, 1953 (lot 75) from the collection of J.C.S. Rashleigh of Throwleigh Okehampton (Devon). It realised œ120 at that auction.
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