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Lot 257. Maximinus II Daia Aureus

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Apparently unpublished
Maximinus II Daia Aureus

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Bidding closed (Sunday, September 11th, 21:08:30 CEST)
Current time: Wednesday, May 8th, 04:13:22 CEST

Price realised: CHF 3'800.00 (2 bids)
Approx. EUR 3'894.83 / USD 4'192.47 / GBP 3'344.03

High bidder: Bidder 2

eAuction #50, Lot 257. Estimate: CHF 6'000.00

Maximinus II Daia as Caesar (305-309 AD). AV Aureus (19-20 mm, 5.28 g), Alexandria mint, c. 308/309.
Obv. MAXIMINVS NOB CAES, Laureate head right.
Rev. SOLE INVICTO, Sol, radiate and in long robe, standing left, raising right hand and holding with left head of Serapis; * - Δ across fields; ALE in exergue.
RIC -- (cf. 96); Calico --.

Extremely rare and apparently unpublished. Insignificant scratch on neck, otherwise, very fine.

The only Alexandrinian gold coins known for Galerius Caesar to date were multiples bearing the mint mark -/-/ALE and aurei with Δ/-/ALE. This Aureus reveals a hitherto unknown series in the mint's gold output and is therefore of outmost importance to the study of its coinage.



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