Ancients
Trajan Decius (AD 249-251). AV aureus (20mm, 4.06 gm, 11h). NGC AU 5/5 - 2/5, graffito. Rome. IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, laureate, cuirassed bust of Trajan Decius right, seen from behind / VICT-ORIA AVG, Victory advancing left, wreath upward in right hand, palm cradled in left. RIC IV.III 29a corr. (draped and cuirassed). Calicó 3300. Perfectly centered with essentially full beaded border on both sides.
Ex Collection of a Retired Banker (Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 111, 24 September 2018), lot 199; Künker, Auction 143 (6 October 2008), lot 655; H D Rauch, Auction 82 (23 April 2008), lot 491
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Estimate: 6000-8000 USD