CNG 94, Lot: 950. Estimate $500. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Aurelian, with Vaballathus. AD 270-275. Æ Drachm(?) (23mm, 8.64 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 of Aurelian and RY 4 of Vaballathus (AD 270/1). Confronted busts of Aurelian right, laureate and draped, and Vaballathus left, diademed and draped / L A above L Δ (dates) in two lines within wreath. Köln 3057; Dattari (Savio) 5429-30; K&G 106.70; Emmet 3916. Near VF, dark green patina under a layer of earthen deposits. Very rare.
From the Robert M. Harlick Collection. Ex VAuctions 268 (18 August 2011), lot 122.