Davissons Ltd.
Auction 33 30 January 2014
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Aemilian. A.D. 253-254. AR antoninianus. 2.54 gm. 20 mm. Rome mint. Struck A.D. 253. His radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; IMP AEMILIANVS PIVS FEL AVG / Apollo standing left, holding branch and resting arm on lyre set on rock; A-POL CONSERVAT. RIC IV.3 1. RSC 2. Very Fine; toned; crisply struck obverse with a bold portrait; flan crack at 5 to center. Rare. His reign lasted about three months. Leader of seasoned frontier legions and a successful commander, Aemilian nonetheless fell to assassins.