442, Lot: 173. Estimate $300. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Gallienus. AD 253-268. Ӕ Sestertius (26mm, 12.07 g, 12h). Rome mint. 6th issue, AD 260-261. IMP GALLIENVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right / VIC[TORIA] AVG III, Victory walking left, holding wreath and palm; S C across field. MIR 36, 428v; RIC V (sole reign) 398 var. (bust type); Banti 67 var. (same). Good VF, green patina, usual weak strike. Extremely rare, only one cited by MIR (in the BM).
Ex ArtCoins Roma E-Auction 7 (2 October 2012), lot 350.