286, Lot: 371. Estimate $300. Sold for $575. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Valerian I. AD 253-260. Æ As (24mm, 12.86 g, 12h). Antioch mint. 1st emission, circa AD 253-255. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / A-EQVTAS (
sic) AVGG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC V 297 var. (rev. legend); MIR 36, 1558c var. (same). VF, dark green patina, surfaces a little rough, a few cleaning scratches. Rare issue, and apparently unrecorded with this spelling error.