One Year Type at Cyzicus

Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 1127. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2009.  Sold For $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Aurelian. AD 270-275. Antoninianus (3.91 g, 12h). Cyzicus mint. 2nd emission, AD 271. Radiate and draped bust right; • below / Lion walking right. RIC V 325; BN 1095 var. (cuirassed). Good VF, gray and green patina, traces of silvering. Well struck on a broad flan. Rare early reverse type, only struck one year at Cyzicus.