Lot 4878

Description

Trajan Decius (A.D. 249-251), AE dupondius, issued 250, Rome mint, (7.35 g), obv. radiate draped bust to right, IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, rev. Liberalitas standing to left, holding abacus and cornucopiae, LIBERALITAS AVG around, S C across, (S.9418, RIC 120c, C.72) (illustrated); Volusian, (A.D. 251-253), AE sestertius, Rome mint, (15.78 g), obv. laureate bust draped to right of Volusian, around IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, rev. Concordia standing left, holding patera and double cornucopiae, around CONCODIA AVGG, S C across, (S.9784, RIC 249a, C.21); Valerian (A.D. 253-260), AE as, Rome mint, (3.6 g), obv. laureate bust to right, around [IMP C] P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG, rev. Apollo standing to left, holding branch leaning on lyre, APOLINI CONSERVA around, SC across, (S.10029, RIC 190, C.23). Mostly nearly very fine. (3)

Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection and previously from A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd., with tickets.