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Live auction - bpv_439900 - QUINTILLUS Tétradrachme

QUINTILLUS Tétradrachme AU
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Estimate : 150 €
Price : no bid
Maximum bid : no bid
End of the sale : 01 August 2017 14:42:05
Type : Tétradrachme
Date: an 1
Mint name / Town : Alexandrie, Égypte
Metal : copper
Diameter : 21 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 10,99 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large, irrégulier et épais. Beau portrait de Quintille. Joli revers. Belle patine marron foncé
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse description : Buste lauré, drapé et cuirassé de Quintille à droite, vu de trois quarts en avant (A*).
Obverse legend : A K M A KL KUIN-TILLOS SEB.
Obverse translation : (L’empereur César Marc Claude Quintille auguste).

Reverse


Reverse legend : L - A.
Reverse description : Aigle debout à droite, tenant une couronne dans son bec, ume palme transversale.
Reverse translation : (An 1).

Commentary


Poids lourd. Seule année de frappe. C’est la première fois que nous proposons ce type à la vente.

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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