Contorniate. Roman Imperial. Late 4th century AD. ¿Rome?. AETERNAE R-OMAE, draped bust of Roma facing slightly right, wearing triple-crested helmet, holding Victory on globe and scepter. ANNONA AV-GVSTA CERES, Annona standing right, right hand on hip, offering cornucopia in left to Ceres seated left, who extends right hand to receive cornucopia and holding reed in left; altar between them, SC in exergue. 37 mm. Exceptional example with a nice green patina. Scratch on the obverse. We have not found this dies combination in the reference catalogs. The obverse shares the same die as the Alföldi type, Kontorniat 71, which was described with an error in its legend, AETRNAE, due to the poor state of preservation of the consulted example. In this example, which is in magnificent condition, we can clearly see its entire legend, which is AETERNAE (See Classical Numismatic Group 323 (26/03/2014), lot 448). Probably the only known example. XF. Choice VF. Alföldi. Unlisted. Sachero. Unlisted. Tocci. Unlisted. Ae. 23,86.

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Contorniate. Late 4th century AD. ¿Rome?. (Alföldi-Unlisted). (Sachero-Unlisted). (Tocci-Unlisted). Anv.: AETERNAE R-OMAE, draped bust of Roma facing slightly right, wearing triple-crested helmet, holding Victory on globe and scepter. Rev.: ANNONA AV-GVSTA CERES, Annona standing right, right hand on hip, offering cornucopia in left to Ceres seated left, who extends right hand to receive cornucopia and holding reed in left; altar between them, SC in exergue. Ae. 23,86 g. 37 mm.

Exceptional example with a nice green patina. Scratch on the obverse. We have not found this dies combination in the reference catalogs. The obverse shares the same die as the Alföldi type, Kontorniat 71, which was described with an error in its legend, "AETRNAE," due to the poor state of preservation of the consulted example.

In this example, which is in magnificent condition, we can clearly see its entire legend, which is "AETERNAE" (See Classical Numismatic Group 323 (26/03/2014), lot 448). Probably the only known example. XF/Choice VF. Est...9000,00.

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Lot 70 - Roman Imperial

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