Attractively Bold Portrait
Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 1522. Estimate $1000. Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007. Sold For $1900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Clodius Albinus. As Caesar, AD 193-195. Æ Sestertius (26.71 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 194-195. Bare head right / Minerva standing left, holding olive branch and shield set on ground, spear leaning against left arm. RIC IV 54a; Banti 18. Good VF, green-brown patina, some minor roughness. Wonderful bold portrait.
From the J. S. Wagner Collection.