Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 43 | Auction date: 3 February 2018 |
Lot number: 296 | |
Lot description: Octavian Ӕ26 of Colonia Iulia Constantia Zilil, Mauretania. Circa 33-25 BC. CAESA[R DIVI] F CON[S]T, bare head right / Trophy of arms, holding a shield in each hand; on left and right, seated captive; VIR D D(?) downwards to left; III(?) downwards to right, NIAR POT(?) in exergue. RPC Supp. 866A; Depeyrot, Zilil I, Colonia Iulia Constantia Zilil, Etude du numéraire, Ecole française de Rome 250, 1999, p. 67, 82; Alexandropoulos 165. 12.14g, 26mm, 12h. Very Fine. Attractive green patina. Extremely Rare; one of only four known specimens, and of these it is the best preserved and complete. From the collection of V.B., United Kingdom. Estimate: 500 GBP |