The Rare Usurper Laelianus

156, Lot: 260. Estimate $500. Sold for $1120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Laelianus. Romano-Gallic Usurper, AD 269. Antoninianus (21mm, 3.07 g). Mint II (Cologne). Radiate and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing right, holding wreath and plam. RIC V 9; Gilljam obv. die XIX. Good VF, dark reddish-brown patina, some minor roughness.