Extremely Rare Medallic As for Quietus

CNG 99, Lot: 703. Estimate $500. Sold for $2200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Quietus. Usurper, AD 260-261. Æ As (25mm, 9.51 g, 6h). Antioch mint. 1st emission. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC V 13; MIR 44, 1727h. Near VF, brown patina, cleaning scratches. Extremely rare. The sole bronze issue for Quietus, none known for his brother Macrianus.