Laelianus, Usurper

389, Lot: 740. Estimate $750. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Laelianus. Romano-Gallic Usurper, AD 269. Antoninianus (18.5mm, 2.92 g, 12h). Colonia Agrippinensis (Cologne) mint. 3rd emission. Radiate and cuirassed bust right / Victory running right, holding wreath and palm frond. RIC V 9; Gilljam dies XX/6; Mairat 231; AGK 1c. Good VF, brown patina, flan flaw on obverse. Rare.

From the KD Collection. Ex Cederlind BBS 176 (16 October 2014), lot 153.