Lot 129
Rome. Trajan Decius, 249-251 AD. Gold Aureus (4.88 g), Rome, struck 249 AD. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Trajan Decius right. Reverse: Victory walking left, holding out wreath in her right hand, and palm branch in the other; VICTORIA AVG. RIC 7a; Biaggi 1398; Calicó 3301; C. 108. Sharp and well struck. Lustrous, with an excellent portrait. Very rare. NGC graded About Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000.
Ex "Perfectionist Collection," Leu 93, 10 May 2005, lot 88.
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