Sale: CNG 67, Lot: 1730. Estimate $1500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2004.  Sold For $2300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

DIVUS VALERIAN II. Died 258 AD. Æ Sestertius (19.42 gm). Rome mint. Struck 258 AD. Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Funeral pyre of five tiers hung with garlands and surmounted by quadriga. RIC IV 35; MIR 36, 264r; Cohen 17. Good VF, dark brown patina, irregular flan. Exceptional for issue and rare. ($1500)

From the Tony Hardy Collection.