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Live auction - brm_418969 - MARIUS Antoninien

MARIUS Antoninien AU/AU
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Estimate : 450 €
Price : no bid
Maximum bid : no bid
End of the sale : 31 January 2017 15:02:15
Type : Antoninien
Date: 269
Mint name / Town : Cologne
Metal : billon
Millesimal fineness : 30 ‰
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 2,81 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan irrégulier, bien centré des deux côtés. Beau portrait de Marius de haut relief. Joli revers de style fin. Jolie patine gris foncé, légèrement tachée au revers
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de la collection du Docteur S

Obverse


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

Reverse


Reverse legend : VICTO-R-I-A AVG.
Reverse description : Victoria (la Victoire) debout à gauche, tenant une couronne de la main droite et une palme transversale de la main gauche.
Reverse translation : “Victoria Augusti”, (La Victoire de l'auguste).

Commentary


Sans argenture superficielle. Rubans de type 3 aux extrémités bouletées. Ptéryges invisibles.
No surface silvering. Type 3 ribbons with rounded ends. Invisible pteryges

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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