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ID:
711471
[UNVERIFIED]
Type:
Roman Imperial
Issuer:
AELIUS
Date Ruled:
Caesar, 136-138 AD
Metal:
Bronze
Denomination:
Sestertius
Struck / Cast:
struck
Date Struck:
AD 137
Weight:
26.69 g
Die Axis:
6 h
Obverse Legend:
L AELIVS CAESAR
Obverse Description:
Bare headed and draped bust right, seen from the front
Reverse Legend:
TR PO[T C]OS II / CONCORD / S - C
Reverse Description:
Concordia seated left on ornate and draped throne, feet on footstool, holding patera in extended right hand and leaning left arm on cornucopiae set on seat
Exergue:
CONCORD
Primary Reference:
RIC 1057 var. (Aelius seen from back)
Reference2:
Banti 006
Reference3:
BMCRE 1918 note var. (same)
Reference4:
Cohen 006 var. (same); Strack 880 var. (same)
Photograph Credit:
Classical Numismatic Group
Source:
http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=76699
Grade:
Good VF, green and brown patina, some surface roughness
Notes:
Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 1471. Wonderful portrait. Extremely rare obverse variety; only other recorded example comes from M. Paul Vautier and Prof. Maxime Collignon Collections (Naville II, 12-14 June 1922), lot 779. From the John F. Sullivan Collection.
Created and Managed by Alfredo De La Fe
