A DISTINGUISHED COLLECTION OF ROMAN BRONZE COINS, THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
ANCIENT COINS, Roman Imperial Coinage, Maximinus I, Sestertius, Rome, 235-6, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, imp maximinvs pivs avg, rev. fides militvm, Fides standing facing, head left, holding military standard in each hand, s c in field, 15.59g (RIC 43; C 10; Sear 8327). Slightly double-struck on chin, otherwise nearly extremely fine, brown patina £200-300
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Provenance: Adolph Hess Auction 230 (Lucerne), 28-30 April 1936, lot 1645