Freeman & Sear - Gemini I, Session 2



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                        Lot: 438

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                        ROMAN EMPIRE: Probus. AD 276-282. AV aureus (6.51 gm).

                        ROMAN EMPIRE. Probus (AD 276-282). Gold aureus (6.51 
                        gm). Serdica. IMP PROBVS P F AVG, laureate, cuirassed 
                        bust left, Medusa head and aegis on cuirass, right hand 
                        holding spear over shoulder / VBIQVE PAX, Pax holding 
                        reins and branch in biga of horses prancing right. RIC 
                        139 (R4, Vienna). Calic› 4209 (different dies). Very 
                        rare: possibly the third recorded specimen after that in 
                        Vienna and the one illustrated by Calic›. Beautiful bust 
                        type with Medusa in center of armor. Virtually mint 
                        state 

                        The reverse image repeats the famous type of Gallienus' 
                        GALLIENAE AVGVSTAE aurei (Göbl 689, pl. 54), only here 
                        Pax appropriately holds a branch rather than a whip or a 
                        palm branch as under Gallienus. 
                        Estimated Value: $ 15,000 




...Sold for $17,500 USD [ approx 13300 EUR, 9275 GBP ] plus 15% buyers fee. 

Gemini I Auction Closed Jan 11-12, 2005. 

Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear (www.freemanandsear.com) 
                      and Harlan J Berk (www.harlanjberk.com).