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Aelius, as Caesar AV Aureus.
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LOT 4088

Aelius, as Caesar AV Aureus. AD 137. Rome mint.

L • AELIVS CAESAR, bare-headed and draped bust to right / TRIB POT COS II, Concordia seated to left, holding patera and resting left elbow on cornucopia; CONCORD in exergue. RIC II.3 2708; BMCRE 998 (Hadrian); Calicó 1443. Very Fine. Very rare with this bust type; fewer than 5 other examples sold in the past 20 years and only 2 specimens cited by OCRE.(7.01gr, 18mm, 7h.).

Provenance

Ex Dr Eugen Merzbacher (15/11/1910), lot 1676.
Ex the Chabenat Collection Part II, Émile Bourgey (14/12/1911), lot 403.
Ex Dr Michael Brandt & Stefan Sonntag, Fixed Price List 8 (Summer 1992), #414.
Ex Trausnitz Collection, Nomos AG, Auction 19 (17/11/2019), lot 267.
Ex Hess-Divo AG, Auction 341, 13 December 2023, lot 82.
Acquired on the UK coin market.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

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LOT 4088

Aelius, as Caesar AV Aureus.

Estimate £7,000 - 9,000€8,120 - 10,440 (for guidance only)$9,450 - 12,150 (for guidance only)

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