Roman Silver & Bronze Coins - Imperial

Sale 116    21–24 Nov 2017   Gallery Room, State Library of NSW   Sydney

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Lot 4909    Session 18 (2:30pm Friday)    Roman Silver & Bronze Coins - Imperial

Estimate $300
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $400

LAELIANUS, (A.D. 268), billon antoninianus, Mainz or Trier mint, (3.06 g), obv. radiate and cuirassed bust of Laelianus to right, around IMP C LAELIANVS P F AVG, rev. around VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing to right, holding wreath and palm, (S.11111, RIC 9, C.4). Well centred obverse and reverse, some minor obverse pitting, otherwise good very fine or better and very rare.

Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection and coming from Noble Numismatics Sale 109 (lot 3893) and the D.J. Foster Collection and previously from Noble Numismatics Sale 45 (lot 2328).
Gilljam reports less than 200 known specimens of this emperor, in his detailed study of the series on all the reported specimens.

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