Live auction - bpv_439900 - QUINTILLUS Tétradrachme
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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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