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CCE Signature Sale 3064 20-21 Apr 2018
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Aurelian (AD 270-275). AV aureus (21mm, 4.49 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 2/5, brushed. Rome or Milan, AD 274-275. IMP C L DOM AVRELIANVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian right, viewed from front / VIRTVS AVG, Mars walking right, holding spear and trophy; at foot to right, captive seated right. RIC 15. Calicó 4048. RCV 11498. Crisply struck on a broad flan, with satiny, lightly brushed surfaces.
The consummate military man, Aurelian is shown here in the fashionable scale-mail armor of the era. Quite appropriate to this militant age, the war god Mars strides forward on the reverse, with a pitiful bound barbarian captive at his feet.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 10000-12000 USD
Aurelian (AD 270-275). AV aureus (21mm, 4.49 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 2/5, brushed. Rome or Milan, AD 274-275. IMP C L DOM AVRELIANVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian right, viewed from front / VIRTVS AVG, Mars walking right, holding spear and trophy; at foot to right, captive seated right. RIC 15. Calicó 4048. RCV 11498. Crisply struck on a broad flan, with satiny, lightly brushed surfaces.
The consummate military man, Aurelian is shown here in the fashionable scale-mail armor of the era. Quite appropriate to this militant age, the war god Mars strides forward on the reverse, with a pitiful bound barbarian captive at his feet.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 10000-12000 USD