Freeman & Sear - Gemini I, Session 2



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                        Lot: 436

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                        ROMAN EMPIRE: Tacitus. AD 275-276. AV aureus (4.37 gm).

                        ROMAN EMPIRE. Tacitus (AD 275-276). Gold aureus (4.37 
                        gm). Lugdunum. IMP CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped, 
                        cuirassed bust right, seen from front / ROMAE AETERNAE, 
                        Roma seated left, holding globe and scepter, shield 
                        below seat. RIC 10. Cohen 119 (150 Fr.). Calicó 4107 
                        (R2). Bastien, Lyon, 11e, pl. II (this coin). Very rare: 
                        Bastien records only five specimens, including this one. 
                        Extremely fine 

                        Ex Perret Collection (Bourgey, 1958, lot 128); ex 
                        Récamier Collection (Bourgey, 1925, lot 475). 


                        Estimated Value: $ 15,000 




...Sold for $13,500 USD [ approx 10260 EUR, 7155 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).