Lot 276
Aelius. Æ Sestertius (23.48 g), Caesar, AD 136-138. Rome, AD 137. L AELIVS CAESAR, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Aelius right. Rev. TR PO[T CO]S II, S C across field, Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC 1055. Excellent portrait quality, rendered in bold high relief. Much rarer cuirassed portrait type. Natural flan crack, some light surface smoothing with uniform reddish-brown patina. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP
Ex Ebert Collection (Stack's-Bowers, 12 January 2013), 5366.
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