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Live auction - brm_835512 - QUINTILLUS Antoninien
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| Estimate : | 100 € |
| Price : | 70 € |
| Maximum bid : | 70 € |
| End of the sale : | 25 July 2023 15:40:40 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Antoninien
Date: novembre
Date: 270
Mint name / Town : Milan
Metal : billon
Millesimal fineness : 30 ‰
Diameter : 18,5 mm
Orientation dies : 7 h.
Weight : 3,54 g.
Rarity : R2
Officine: 1re
Coments on the condition:
Flan épais et centré. Beau buste au droit, finement détaillé. Revers agréable. Patine gris foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : IMP QVINTILLVS AVG.
Obverse description : Buste radié, drapé et cuirassé de Quintille à droite, vu de trois quarts en arrière (A2).
Obverse translation : “Imperator Quintillus Augustus”, (L’empereur Quintille auguste).
Reverse
Reverse legend : DI-ANA LV-CIF/ -|-// P.
Reverse description : Diane drapée, debout à droite, brandissant une torche allumée qu’elle tient des deux mains.
Reverse translation : “Diana Lucifera”, (Diane qui apporte la lumière).
Commentary
Poids très lourd. Ce type est beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux.
Historical background
QUINTILLUS
(08-10 or 11/270)
Quintille, brother of Claudius II, was proclaimed august by the troops at Aquileia after the latter's death. At the same time, Aurélien is also cheered by the troops stationed in Sirmium. Abandoned by his soldiers, Quintille prefers to commit suicide.
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