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Aelius. Silver Denarius (3.29 g), Caesar, AD 136-138.
. Rome, under Hadrian, AD 137. L AELIVS CAESAR, bare head of Aelius right.
Reverse
TRIB POT COS II, CONCORD in exergue, Concordia seated left, holding patera and resting arm on cornucopiae balanced on side of
throne. Cf. RIC 443 (aureus); Strack 398; BMC 1001; RSC 11a. Boldly struck with the portrait in high relief.
Extremely Fine
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Overlooking the BM specimen, Mattingly and Sydenham omitted this type when compiling RIC II, which was published in 1926. Four speci-
mens were amongst the coins in the massive 1929 Réka-Devnia Hoard, and perhaps it is for this reason that it was ' rediscovered' by both
Strack in his study of Hadrian (1933) and Mattingly in BMC (1936). The type was marginally more common by number of specimens relative
to several other types found in Réka-Devnia; however, it remains an elusive rarity for today' s specialist of Hadrian' s coinage.
Estimated Value ............................................................................................................................................................... $1,000 - 1,300
Ex Goldberg' s Exceptional Roman Denarii Coll. #3160
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Enlargement
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Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161. Gold Aureus (7.39g). Minted at Rome AD 145-161
. Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius facing right with
drapery on left shoulder.
Reverse:
Roma seated left on throne, left hand on spear and holding Victory in outstreched right hand; shield set on
throne. C-557 var. (no drapery); RIC 147; Calicó 1656 (these dies). Boldly struck on a nice full flan, well centered with underlying luster.
Superb Extremely Fine
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Estimated Value ........................................................................................................................................................... $10,000 - 12,000
Ex Goldberg Sale 74 (June 4-5, 2013) lot 3616; Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection, Hispanic Society of America 22126; on loan to ANS after
1946 and sold by the Hispanic Society in 2012
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