CNG 84, Lot: 1338. Estimate $500. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Aemilian. AD 253. Æ Sestertius (26mm, 13.2 g, 1h). Rome mint. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Virtus standing left, foot on helmet, holding branch and hasta. RIC IV 53; Banti 16. VF, dark brown patina, some red, an irregular, compact flan. Appealing surfaces. Very rare. Banti records only two examples.