CNG 94, Lot: 1196. Estimate $1500. Sold for $1700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Vabalathus. Usurper, AD 268-272. Antoninianus (20mm, 3.98 g, 4h). Antioch mint, 3rd officina. 2nd emission, circa March-May AD 272. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia; star to left. RIC V 1; Bland, Coinage 17o (O19/RAeq iv); BN 1263. Good VF, dark gray and brown patina, traces of red, a small contact mark on either side. Rare.