Live auction - brm_599133 - MARIUS Antoninien
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| Estimate : | 450 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 28 July 2020 15:20:25 |
Type : Antoninien
Date: 269
Mint name / Town : Cologne
Metal : billon
Millesimal fineness : 30 ‰
Diameter : 21 mm
Orientation dies : 7 h.
Weight : 3,11 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie très légèrement décentrée. Joli buste. Très joli revers de style fin. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :
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 : VICT-OR-IA 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).
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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