Vabalathus. Usurper, AD 268-272. Antoninianus (21mm, 3.52 g, 4h). Antioch mint, 7th officina. 2nd emission, March-May 272. VF.

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Lot: 618. Estimated: $ 300

Roman Imperial, Silver

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Vabalathus. Usurper, AD 268-272. Antoninianus (21mm, 3.52 g, 4h). Antioch mint, 7th officina. 2nd emission, March-May 272. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; star to left. RIC V Online 3120; RIC V 6; Bland, Coinage 27 (dies –/–[both dies unrecorded); BN 1267. Brown patina, slightly rough, a few small green deposits. VF. Very rare, both dies unrecorded in Bland’s die study of Vabalathus.

From the Kings Collection. Ex Roma E-Sale 89 (28 October 2021), lot 1241.


Closing Date and Time: 1 November 2023 at 13:25:40 ET.

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