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Auction: 23106 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 28: Ancient Coins Featuring the Dr. Offer Collection of Jewish Coins - e-Auction
Lot: 7945

Roman Empire, A Selection of Third-Century Antoninianii, (5): Aurelian, (AD270-275) (2): i) Siscia, 2nd Officina, end 271-autumn 272IMP AVRELIANVS AVG radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. IOVI CONSER Emperor standing right, holding scepter in left hand, receiving globe from Jupiter standing left, holding scepter in left hand, *S in exergue, 7h, 3.73g, (RIC, 225) Well-struck, some oxidising but otherwise very fine; ii) Another, obverse same, rev. ORIENS AVG radiate Sol advancing to right, holding branch in raised right hand and bow in left, captive at feet; Z to left, XXIR in exergue, 6h, 4.00g, (RIC, 64) Residual lustre, strongly-struck, detailed and good very fine; Probus (276-282) (2): i) Lugdunum, 4th officina (IIII), Nobember-December 276, IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. LAETITIA AVGVSTI Laetitia standing left, holding wreath in right hand and anchor in left, IIII in exergue, 12h, 3.40g, (RIC, 31) A small edge of silvering remaining on reverse, flattened but nonetheless well struck, good fine to very fine; ii) Kyzikus, 281 (4th Emission) IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG Radiate bust left, wearing imperial mantle, holding eagle-tipped sceptre, rev. SOLI INVICTO, Sol, head left and raising hand, driving facing spread quadriga, CM below; XXIG in exergue, 3.22g, (RIC, 911; Cohen, 682) Darkly-toned, beautifully-struck, near extremely fine, Ex. Gorny and Mosch, 204, 2518; Tacitus, November 275-June 276 (1st Emission), IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. FELICITAS SAECVLI Felicitas standing left, holding Patera over altar in right hand, and caduceus in left hand, T in exergue, 3.50g, (BN, 1764) Beautifully-struck, lustrous, near extremely fine, Ex. Gorny and Mosch, 204, 2509. (5).

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