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ID:     RIC_430AVQ
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     Aelius
Date Ruled:     AD 136-138
Metal:     Gold
Denomination:     AV Quinarius
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 137
Weight:     3.69 g
Obverse Legend:     L ● AELIVS_CAESAR
Obverse Description:     Head bare right
Reverse Legend:     TR●POT_COS●II
Reverse Description:     Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus in right hand and cornucopiae in left
Mint:     Rome
Primary Reference:     RIC 0430 (AV Quinarius)
Reference2:     BMCRE Hadrian 968 and pl. 66, 14 (these dies).
Reference3:     Cohen 51
Photograph Credit:     Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
Source:     http://www.arsclassicacoins.com/
Special Comments:     Of the highest rarity, only two specimens known of this denomination.
Price Sold For:     55000 Swiss Franc
Date Sold:     5/12/2002
Grade:     EF
Notes:     (1) Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 24: Lot No. 87 (2) Ex NAC 21, 2001, 460.