Victorinus with the Features of Marius

CNG 84, Lot: 1361. Estimate $300. Sold for $205. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Victorinus. Romano-Gallic Emperor, AD 269-271. Antoninianus (19mm, 2.61 g, 8h). Cologne mint. 1st emission, AD 269. Radiate and cuirassed bust right, with the features of Marius / Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC V 41 and 126; Mairat 309; AGK 1b. EF, gray-brown patina, traces of porosity. Rare early issue with the features of Marius.