Choice Laelianus Antoninianus

Sale: CNG 75, Lot: 1118. Estimate $2000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 23 May 2007.  Sold For $1700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Laelianus. Romano-Gallic Usurper, AD 269. Antoninianus (3.26 g, 6h). Mint II (Colonia Agrippina [Cologne]). 3rd emission. Radiate and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm branch. RIC V 9; Gilljam dies XIX/38; Mairat 231; AGK 1c. EF, gray-brown and iridescent toning, considerable original silvering remains, traces of brick-red deposits. Wonderful portrait. Without the usual flan crack.