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Lot 1952       Ancient Gold

Estimate $12,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $11,600

AURELIAN, (A.D. 270-275), gold aureus, Siscia mint, (4.49 grams), obv. laureate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian to right, IMP C AVREL IANVS AVG around, rev. Concordia Militum seated to left, with hand holding a standard, around CONCO RD IA MILI, (RIC 166, C.41, R.Gobl Die Munzpragung des Kaisers Aurelianus 270-275, MIR 47 (1993), Pl.2, 9d0(4) same dies). Extremely fine and very rare.

Ex. Margaretha Ley Collection, Lanz Munich Sale 70 (lot 191).

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