| Noble Numismatics Pty Ltd > Auction 135 | Auction date: 9 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 4382 Price realized: 1,300 AUD (Approx. 861 USD / 793 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Annius Verus, (Son of Marcus Aurelius & Faustina Junior), 166-9 A.D., bronze quadrans or tessera, c.169 A.D., (2.66 g), obv. Bust of Annius Verus right crowned with vine leaves, grape clusters over neck. rev. SC in wreath of vine leaves and grape clusters, (S.-, RIC (Anon) 34, C.31). Very fine and very rare. Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 107, 18-20 November, 2014 the Old Hungarian Collection, (lot 3775). Commonly identified as Annius Verus, the portrait of this piece has also been taken as Bacchus. It could have been used for admission to baths and games as a quadrans. SC suggests an official strike. See King 'Quadrantes from the Tiber River' Num. Chron. 1975 p.56. Recent sales are few, (CNG 2008 $390US, Nomos 2017 (600 SFr), Jacquier (2021 420 Euros). Estimate: 400 AUD |  |
