Harlan Berk, online auction and Buy Now Sale; May 2010; 
Item #cc67821 
Buy Now; US $26500 

Regalianus, Antoninianus, 260 AD, Carnuntum, 3.44g. 

Obv: IMP C P C REGALIANVS AVG, radiate, draped bust right
with facial features of Caracalla.
Rev: PROVIDENTIA AVGG, Annona standing left, holding wheat 
ears over modius on ground and cornucopiae

RIC-8 corr. (R5), pl. XX.8 (same dies); Cohen 5 (400 Fr.); 
Gobl pl. I, A1-5 (same dies).

Ex Triton XIII, 5 January 2010, lot 342. 
Extremely rare. 
Copied from the similar PROVIDENTIA AVG type of Severus Alexander. 
R. Gobl, Regalian und Dryantilla, Vienna 1970, 
Struck over a denarius of Caracalla with ANTONINVS PIVS AVG 
BRIT / MARTI PROPVGNATORI, Mars walking left holding spear and trophy (RIC-150). 
The nose, eye, and forehead are remnants from the host coin and four letters of the original obverse legend can also be 
seen S of [ANTONINV]S at top left and RIT from [B]RIT, under below the chin. Substantial remnants of Virtus from the 
host coin intermingle with Annona: his legs, body, face, 
spear, flying cloak and trophy. The last three letters of 
the original reverse legend, ORI of [PROPVGNAT]ORI, are 
under the VGG of Regalian's AVGG. 
Courtesy of Harlan Berk, April 2010.