Roman Silver & Bronze Coins - Imperial
Lot 4870 Session 18 (2:30pm Friday) Roman Silver & Bronze Coins - Imperial
Estimate $200
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SOLD $160
TRAJAN DECIUS, (250-251 A.D.), Consecration issue for Divus Augustus, silver antoninianus, Milan Mint, (3.97 g), obv. Around DIVO AVGVSTO, radiate head of Divus Augustus to right, rev. CONSECRATIO around Eagle standing partly to right with open wings head turned back to left, (S.9458, RIC 77, C.577 [Augustus]). Very fine and scarce, green oxidation spot on reverse.
Ex Dr V.J.A. Flynn Collection and previously from Noble Numismatics Sale 107 (lot 3878) and also coming from an old Hungarian collection.
This issue part of an unusual series commemorating selected Emperors. The series carry no reference to Trajan Decius but on the evidence of hoards is assigned by Mattingly to him. The mint attribution has been fixed because the army headquarters were at Milan and the concept of the Divi enjoyed peculiar honours at Milan.
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