Vabalathus Antoninianus
368, Lot: 471. Estimate $500. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Vabalathus. Usurper, AD 268-272. Antoninianus (19mm, 3.77 g, 6h). Antioch mint, 2nd officina. 2nd emission, March-May AD 272. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Hercules standing facing, head left, holding club set on ground and three apples, with lion skin draped over shoulder; star to left. RIC V 4; BN 1265 var. (star in right field). Near VF, dark green patina with touches of red.