The Usurper Laelianus

CNG 90, Lot: 1687. Estimate $1500. Sold for $2200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Laelianus. Romano-Gallic Usurper, AD 269. Antoninianus (19mm, 2.57 g, 8h). Colonia Agrippinensis (Cologne) mint. 3rd emission. Radiate and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing right, holding palm frond and wreath. RIC V 9; Gilljam 18 (dies VI/22); AGK 1c. Good VF, attractive dark toning.

From the Bruce R. Brace Collection.