108, Lot: 283. Estimate $200. Sold for $411. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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POSTUMUS. 260-269 AD. Æ Double Sestertius (31mm, 28.02 gm). Mint I (Trier). Struck circa 261 AD. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm; captive before. RIC V 170; cf. Mericourt, "L'Abbe Hoard' in
TM XIII (1992) 3 (galley) and 7 (bust type); Bastien,
Postume 100. VF, dark green patina, obverse a little rough.
From the Rudolf Berk Collection.
While the weight is typical for a double sestertius, the laureate head is known only for the sestertius.