Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
Lot number: 4264 Price realized: 455 CHF (Approx. 517 USD / 480 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor, 260-269. Double Sestertius (Orichalcum, 32 mm, 24.84 g, 6 h), uncertain mint ('Atelier II'), circa 261-263. IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Postumus to right. Rev. LAETITIA / AVG Small galley (navis lusoriae) with four oarsmen, steersman and mast with sail amidships, rowing to left above waves. Bastien 297 var. Cohen 183. RIC 148. A very rare variety with an unusual depiction of a Roman galley. Minor areas of weakness, otherwise, very fine. From a German collection, formed since the 1960s. Starting price: 100 CHF |