Contorniates. Late 4th century AD. Æ Contorniate (35mm, 17.87 g, 12h). In the name of the author Sallust. Good Fine.

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Contorniates. Late 4th century AD. Æ Contorniate (35mm, 17.87 g, 12h). In the name of the author Sallust. SA[LLV]STI VS AVTOR, bareheaded and draped bust of Sallust right / Sol, raising right hand and holding globe in left, in facing quadriga. Alföldi, Kontorniat 107.12 = A. Alfoldi, Die Kontorniaten (Budapest, 1943), pl. 47, 2 (this coin). Dark green-brown and earthen patina, some light graffiti. Good Fine. Very rare.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 114 (14 May 2020), lot 1027; Phil Peck (Morris) Collection (Heritage 3071, 6 January 2019), lot 32047; Hans M. F. Schulman (31 May 1972), lot 880; Thomas Ollive Mabbott Collection (Part II, H. Schulman, 27 October 1969), lot 4927; Münzenhandlung Basel 3 (4 March 1935), lot 1070.


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Triton XXVII – Session Three – Lot 648–983 will be held Wednesday morning, 10 January 2024 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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