Rare Vabalathus Antoninianus

216, Lot: 462. Estimate $1000. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Vabalathus. Usurper, AD 268-272. Antoninianus (21mm, 3.39 g, 11h). Antioch mint. 2nd emission, March-May AD 272. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Hercules standing right, holding club set on ground and apples; star to upper right. RIC V 4 var. (star in left field); BN 1265. Near VF, black patina. Rare.