Vabalathus. Usurper, AD 268-272. Antoninianus (20mm, 2.93 g, 6h). Antioch mint, 2nd officina. 2nd emission, March-May AD 272. Good Fine.

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Vabalathus. Usurper, AD 268-272. Antoninianus (20mm, 2.93 g, 6h). Antioch mint, 2nd officina. 2nd emission, March-May AD 272. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Virtus standing right, holding spear and resting hand on shield set on ground to right; star to right. RIC V Online 3121; RIC V 8 corr. (cuirassed); Bland, Coinage, 15l (dies 8/Vir vi – this coin); BN pl. 86, 287. Green brown patina, deposit on obverse. Good Fine. Rare.

From the James Fox Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions VIII (27 September 1989), lot 517.


Closing Date and Time: 4 October 2023 at 15:20:40 ET.

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