Ancients
Aelius Caesar (AD 136-138). AV aureus (19mm, 7.25 gm, 6h). NGC XF 5/5 - 3/5, Fine Style. Rome, AD 137. L•AELIVS-CAESAR, bare head of Aelius left / TRIB POT-COS II, Concordia enthroned left, patera in outstretched right hand, resting left elbow on cornucopia set on chair; CONCORD in exergue. RIC II.3, 2707. Calicó 1445. Dramatic bronze toning on deep gold flan. Remarkably eye appealing in hand.
Ex collection of an Armenian businessman (Leu Numismatik, Auction 7 (24 October 2020), lot 1599; The New York Sale XXXII (8 January 2014), lot 21
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Estimate: 10000-15000 USD