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| Leu Numismatik AG (1992-2005) > Auction 93 | Auction date: 10 May 2005 |
| Lot number: 98 | |
| Lot description: Roman Gold Coins Laelianus, Usurper in Gaul, 269 Estimate: CHF 130'000.00 Aureus (Gold, 6.11 g 1), Mainz, June-July 269.Obverse: IMP C LAELIANVS P F AVG Laureate and cuirassed bust of Laelianus to right. Reverse: TEMPORVM FELICITAS Hispania reclining to left, holding an olive branch with her right hand and, with her left, petting a rabbit that crouches beside her to left.Rarity: Extremely rare, only about a dozen aurei of Laelianus are known, of which at least eight are in museums.References: Biaggi 1536. Calicó 3801. C. 2. RIC 1. Kent/Hirmer 511. Schulte 2a (this coin).Condition: Lustrous and most attractive. Minor scratches on the reverse, otherwise, good extremely fine.Estimate:120,000 – Provenance: From the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Joseph H. Durkee, Sotheby & Co., Zurich, 10 November 1972, 189.Note: Ulpius Cornelius Laelianus was a high official under Postumus who revolted in Mainz in the summer of 269, possibly in collusion with Claudius II’s recapture of Spain. This seems likely because Laelianus came from a prominent Spanish family and must have had some support from Spanish sources: the reverse type of this coin alludes to his Spanish origins and his name suggests that he was related to Trajan. In any event, Postumus moved rapidly to besiege Mainz and Laelianus’ own troops then murdered him. |  |
