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2922- Aelius, as Caesar, 136-138 AD. Gold Aureus (7.33

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2922- Aelius, as Caesar, 136-138 AD. Gold Aureus (7.33
<Our item number 109930><B>Aelius, as Caesar, 136-138 AD. Gold Aureus &#40;7.33 g&#41;, Rome mint, struck 137 AD.</B> Bearded, bare head left. <I>Reverse:</I> Pietas right, draped and veiled, holds a box of incense over a garlanded altar; PIE - TAS, TRIB POT COS II. RIC 444c; BMCRE 1004; Calico 1449; C. 42; Hill 774; Hurter 15 &#40;this coin&#41;. Sharply and fully struck on slightly tight flan. Beautifully detailed and lustrous. The magnificent high relief portrait humane and dignified. <B>Superb Extremely Fine.</B> Very Rare, especially in this quality. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;15,000-20,000. <I><BR>Collection of a European Scholar lately Deceased. Also, from the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Joseph H. Durkee, Sotheby & Co., Zurich, 10 November 1972, 90, and of Sir. E.H. Bunbury, Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 10 June 1895, lot 681.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 109930<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/41jpegs/109930.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://ww w.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/41jpegs/109930N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>