Aelius. Caesar, AD 136-138. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 21.94 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Hadrian, AD 137. Near EF.

Electronic Auction 563
Lot: 867.
Closing Date: Jun 5 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 1 500

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Aelius. Caesar, AD 136-138. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 21.94 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Hadrian, AD 137. Bareheaded and draped bust right, seen from behind / Concordia seated left of throne, holding patera and resting elbow on cornucopia set on the base of the throne. RIC II.3 2652 (Pl. 189, 2nd example – this coin); Banti 6. Green patina, cleaning marks and some smoothing, spots of fill. Near EF. Well centered and struck. Rare obverse variety.

Ex Classical Numismatic Review XLVIII.2 (Summer 2024), 5640867; Triton XXV (11 January 2022), lot 906; Gorny & Mosch 284 (7 March 2022), lot 734; Lanz 160 (15 June 2015), lot 417.


Closing Date and Time: 5 June 2024 at 14:48:40 ET.

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