Watch List notes:

Aurelian. Aureus; Aurelian; 270-275 AD, Milan, Aureus, 4.03g. Paris-430, pl. 13 (same dies); Estiot, Journal des Savants, Jan.-June 1999, 60 (D39/R52); Göbl-127q0(2), pl. 74 (same dies, misattributed to Rome); RIC-15 (same misattribution); C-269 (120 Fr.). Obv: IMP C L DOM AVRE - LIANVS P F AVG Bust laureate, cuirassed r., seen from front, aegis with small Medusa head across breast, additional fold of aegis on l. shoulder, palm on r. shoulder strap. Rx: VIRTVS AVG Mars advancing r. holding spear and trophy over shoulder, captive seated at his feet. Ex Gemini XIII, 6 April 2017, lot 214.Beautifully struck on a broad flan, without the seawater corrosion shown by the majority of the aurei of Aurelian on the market, which derive from the great Lava Hoard (Corsica). MS

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