385, Lot: 589. Estimate $500. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Vabalathus. Usurper, AD 268-272. Æ Antoninianus (21mm, 3.00 g, 11h). Antioch mint. 2nd emission, March-May AD 272. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VENV-S AVG, Venus standing left, holding helmet in right hand, transverse spear in left, leaning on shield behind her; star to left. RIC V 5 corr. (bust type); MIR 47, 361a; BN 1266. VF, dark green patina with earthen highlights/deposits. Rare.