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Live auction - brm_479509 - MARIUS Antoninien

MARIUS Antoninien AU
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Estimate : 380 €
Price : no bid
Maximum bid : no bid
End of the sale : 10 April 2018 14:51:31
Type : Antoninien
Date: 269
Mint name / Town : Cologne
Metal : billon
Millesimal fineness : 30 ‰
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 3,40 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan décentré des deux côtés sur les légendes. Beau buste de Marius. Joli revers de style fin. Belle patine de collection ancienne
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : [IMP C M] AVR MARIVS AVG.
Obverse description : Buste radié et cuirassé de Marius à droite avec pan de paludamentum, vu de trois quarts en avant (B01).
Obverse translation : “Imperator Cæsar Marcus Aurelius Marius Augustus”, (L'empereur césar Marc Aurèle Marius auguste).

Reverse


Reverse legend : VIRT-[VS AVG].
Reverse description : Virtus (la Virilité) debout à gauche, tenant un bouclier de la main droite et une lance de la main gauche.
Reverse translation : “Virtus Augusti”, (La Virilité de l'auguste).

Commentary


Poids lourd. Avec son argenture superficielle. Rubans de type 3. Ptéryges invisibles sous le paludamentum. Ce type semble plus rare que ne le laissent penser les ouvrages généraux.

Historical background


MARIUS

(06-10 or 11/269)

It seems that Marius rebels against Postum at the end of his reign. Lélien and Postume assassinated, Marius remains alone in place. Marius is in turn quickly assassinated after a short reign, nevertheless longer than the erroneous interpretation of Augustan History (two days).

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