Aelius. Caesar, AD 136-138. AV Aureus (19mm, 7 .47 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Hadrian, AD 137. Near EF.

CNG Feature Auction 127
Lot: 537.
Closing Date: Sep 18 2024 11:00 ET

Roman Imperial, Gold

Estimate: $ 7 500

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Aelius. Caesar, AD 136-138. AV Aureus (19mm, 7 .47 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Hadrian, AD 137. L • AELIVS CAESAR, bare head left / TRIB POT COS II, CONCORD in exergue, Concordia seated left, feet on footstool, holding patera in extended right hand, leaning left arm on cornucopia set on seat. RIC II.3 2707 (same obv. die as first illustration); Strack 398¹/δ_o; Calicó 1445 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 999 (Hadrian; same obv. die); Biaggi 689 (same obv. die); Jameson 112; Mazzini 12 (same dies). Lustrous, minor deposits, some faint hairlines. Near EF. Portrait of artistic merit.

From the Wayne Scheible Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 31 (26 October 2005), lot 47; Distinguished American Collection (Leu 52, 15 May 1991), lot 202; Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Part III, Sotheby’s New York, 4 December 1990), lot 135; Leu 10 (29 May 1974), lot 157.


The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 127 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 17-18 September 2024. This lot is in Session Two, which will begin 17 September at 2 PM ET.

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